What is recorded here

Situated on a SW-facings slope with a canalised SE-NW stream c. 80m to the SW. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified patches of burnt mound material (BGE: 1A/32/1) but it was too ephemeral to excavate. (Tobin 2003) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

Burnt mound in Rathmolyon is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterised by the presence of heat-shattered stones and associated with water management or ceremonial practices. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and technological practices in an otherwise poorly documented region.

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