What is recorded here

'This site is situated in a small marshy field on a mountain slope which affords panoramic views to the north and west. This is a low sub-circular mound measuring 8.00m N-S by 9.00m E-W and is 1.00m in maximum height at north. No trough area was in evidence. This stone-filled mound is now grass covered, the soil is black and burnt.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 03 May 2012

Burnt mound in Lissardboola is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by a low, sub-circular mound formed from heat-shattered stones. Its location and construction suggest it may have been used for ceremonial heating or metallurgical processes, typical of the period in Ireland.

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