Burnt mound in Kilruane — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

In tillage, on an E-facing slope. An irregularly shaped spread (c. 15m N-S; c. 10m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. There is a spring well adjacent to a field boundary, c. 20m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Burnt mound in Kilruane is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heat-shattered stones and charcoal-rich soil, commonly associated with water-related activities or ceremonial practices. Its location near a spring suggests a possible function in water management or ritual use.

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