What is recorded here
This is the record for the burnt mound and associated stakeholes and pits, excavated by Goorik Dehaene (E3208) on the N11 road improvement scheme. Three flint flakes associated with these features suggest a date for the site in the Bronze Age. (Dehaene 2009d)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 15 January 2013
Burnt mound in Scratenagh is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by heated stones and associated pits. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and domestic or ceremonial activities in an otherwise poorly documented region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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