What is recorded here

Knockalohert holds a burnt mound where heat shattered stones and charcoal enriched the soil before marsh grass and new trees smothered the edge. People may have built fires there to boil water, cook food or clear land, then left the broken stones for rain and rush to forget. The southeast slope still faces the sky, but the true width of the mound has vanished under green growth.

In marshy ground, recently planted with trees, on a gentle SE-facing slope. A spread of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil densely covered with grass and rushes. The extent of the spread could not be determined. 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 Knockalohert is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heat-shattered stones and charcoal-rich soil. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric human activity, possibly related to cooking, metalworking, or ceremonial practices.

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