Burnt mound in Meadstown (fermoy By.)

In pasture, in a marshy field. A spread (13m E-W; min. 7m N-S) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched sand was discovered during archaeological test-trenching in advance of the construction of a house. The spread was c. 0.3m below the present ground level and its W edge terminated at a section of the linear earthwork (CO018-001----), known as the Claidh Dubh. This possible burnt mound was not impacted by the development and it is preserved in situ. (Carroll 2007, 1-10) 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 early Bronze Age. This site provides evidence of ancient domestic or ritual activity, typical of prehistoric settlement patterns in the region.