
What is recorded here
Situated on flat poorly drained land with stream 20m to N and ring-barrow (OF010-010008-) 70m to SE. Small roughly circular mound (H 0.7m; base diam. 9m NE-SW; top diam. 3.5m NE-SW) of burnt material with possible small semi-circular berm (H 0.5m; Wth 2.2m) encircling base of mound from NE through E to SW only.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Burnt mound in Oldcroghan is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dated to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early ceremonial practices or heat-related activities, possibly linked to feasting or ritual bathing.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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