Burnt mound in Milltown (rathconrath By., Ballymore Ed)

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.