What is recorded here

Burnt mound in Tawnagh (tirerrill By.) is a burnt mound in Tawnagh (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It appeared as a ten-point-three-metre-by-five-point-two-metre spread of black and dark brown peat containing heat-cracked stone and charcoal. Archaeologists recorded the site during road upgrading, then sealed it beneath protective terram and stone before laying the new road surface.

This burnt mound was discovered during archaeological monitoring of the upgrading of local road (L54013) for the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin Road Project under Ministerial Direction A071 (E005036). It was evident as a spread (10.3m NW-SE; 5.2m SW-NE) of black/dark brown peat that included frequent heat-cracked stone and charcoal. Following recording and surveying, it were preserved in situ. This involved sealing the deposit beneath protective terram and a layer of stone. A new road surface for L54013 was then laid over this. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 July 2022

Burnt mound, Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. It represents a domestic or ritual site where heat-treated stone was used, reflecting common prehistoric activity across Ireland.

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