What is recorded here

Maunvough in County Cork, Ireland, once held a circular mound of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, now levelled and invisible. Three parallel oak logs lay nearby in the bog before disappearing, leaving behind a void where human fire and purpose once worked the earth. The loss is total, but the shape of what was lost remains clear: a place where heat, water and human hands met, now erased from sight but not from memory.

In pasture, c. 60m S of the Owenashingaun River. According to local information, a circular mound of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered here during land drainage works. The mound was levelled and there are no visible remains of any heat-shattered stones or charcoal-enriched soil. Also according to local information, three parallel oak logs (L c. 4.5m), c. 1m apart, were found in the bog c. 6-8m W of the burnt mound. These are no longer extant and their relationship, if any, to the burnt mound could not be established. 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, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. These features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, such as the processing of hides or plant materials using heated stones.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.