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Burnt mound in Reatagh

Burnt mound

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Situated in pasture at the headwaters of a S-N stream. A sample of burnt stones from a destroyed fulacht fiadh was deposited in the NMI in 1961 (NMI file). It is not visible at ground level. 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: 23 December 2008
A burnt mound (fulacht fiadh), likely dating to the Bronze Age. It represents a domestic or ritual site associated with heat-related activities, common across Ireland during this period.

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