Burnt mound in Monagally West

Located at the edge of a shelf on a NW-facing slope overlooking the NE-SW Goish stream, c. 220m to the NW. An area of burnt and broken stone in a black matrix (dims. 27m E-W; 11m N-S) is visible when ploughed. Rath (WA035-003----) is c. 110m to the ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. It represents a domestic or ritual site where heat-treated stone was used, reflecting early land use and settlement patterns.