Burnt mound in Shannon Eighter

In the NE corner of a pasture field, on the margins of damp, lowlying terrain bordering the inner reaches of Sligo Bay. This burnt mound was discovered in June 2022 during archaeological monitoring (Licence no. 22E0373) of topsoil stripping on the pipeline way-leave of the Rosses Point/Ballincar Sewerage Scheme. It consists of a deposit (3m N-S; 2m E-W) of heat-cracked stones in a charcoal-enriched matrix located at a depth of 0.3m below the topsoil. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 July 2022

Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It represents evidence of ancient domestic or ritual activity, though its wider significance remains unclear due to limited contextual information.