What is recorded here

In level scrubland, recently planted with trees. A layer (L c. 6m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil has been exposed in the sides and base of a NE-SW forest drain. The layer is c. 0.15-0.2m below present ground level. A burnt mound (CO032-239001-) lies c. 45m to the NNW and a possible burnt mound (CO032-239003-) lies c. 45m to the NNE. 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 in Moanroe is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-based processes or ceremonial practices.

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