What is recorded here
In rough pasture on the edge of low-lying poorly drained land which is depicted as a pond on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Low grass covered mound (H 0.2m; diam. c. 10m) of burnt stone and charcoal the core of which was exposed in the S face of a drain by the landowner when deepening a field drain that runs E-W across this wet partially reclaimed land.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 August 2014
Burnt mound in Milltown is a Neolithic fulacht fiadh, dating to the early to middle first millennium BCE. These features are significant as they provide evidence of prehistoric cooking or industrial activity, and are commonly associated with ritual or domestic practices.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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