What is recorded here

Fire cracked sandstone and stained clay before ploughs smoothed the mound into Rakeevan soil. A thin burnt spread, wide enough to circle twice and deep enough to bury a boot, still lies beneath the field. Whoever heated that place left no jar, bone or tool behind. The land kept the heat but gave nothing else away.

The truncated and ploughed-out remains of the small burnt spread were exposed on removal of the topsoil. It is described as follows in the report on the excavation (licence no. 03E0725; Clarke 2003, 3): ‘This spread covered an area which measured 3.80m by 2.50m and had an average thickness of 0.30m. This spread consisted of fire-cracked sandstone, charcoal-stained clay and the very occasional tiny flecks of charcoal (insufficient amount for a charcoal sample). This spread was removed onto the natural stony boulder clay.’ Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 28 November 2016

Burnt mound; likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Such features are commonly associated with ritual or industrial activities, though their exact function remains debated.

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