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Burnt mound in Moanroe (duhallow By.)

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

In level pasture, in an area recently planted with trees. An irregularly shaped spread (c. 9m N-S; c. 6m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil truncated by a NE-SW drain. A burnt mound (CO032-239001-) lies c. 45m to the WSW and a possible burnt mound (CO032-239002-) lies c. 40m to the SSW. 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 Bronze Age. These features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, such as heat-treated water for ceremonial or practical purposes.

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