What is recorded here
Located on a slight E-facing slope. This is a circular area of burnt stone and dark earth (diam. 7m) visible when the area is ploughed. Burnt mound (WX040-069002-) is c. 10m to the W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 18 February, 2013
Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. These features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, such as heat-treated stone use in cooking or hide processing.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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