Burnt mound in Shanakill (decies Without Drum By., Rossduff Par.)

Excavated (06E0277) as site 7b on the line of a water-pipe for the East Waterford Mains Supply. It is situated on a gentle E-facing slope with a N-S stream c. 160m to the E. A mound of broken and burnt stone (dims. 13m N-S; 9m E-W) was cut by a modern E-W field drain (Wth 3.5m) towards its S end, and it extended outside the excavated area to the W. A trail of burnt stone extended off to the E (L c. 9m) but there was no evidence of a hearth or of troughs. Burnt mound (WA015-110----) is c. 160m to the S. (Wren 2006, 5-6; 2009c) Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 17th December, 2010.

Burnt mound in Shanakill is a fulacht fiadh, dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These sites were used for cooking or processing activities and are significant for understanding prehistoric domestic and ritual practices in Ireland.