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Burnt mound in Tonreagh Lower

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

'The small field in which these mounds are located is extremely wet and marshy. The nearby recorded fulacht fiadh (KE029-136----) is a classic horseshoe shaped mound......this second mound [see also KE029-260----] is also stone-filled and overgrown with grass and reeds, and is kidney shaped in plan. It is situated in the same field as the mound mentioned above and measures 9.00m N-S by 6.00m E-W with a maximum height of 0.60m. No trough area is apparent in this mound.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 02 May 2012
Burnt mound in Tonreagh Lower is a fulacht fiadh, a type of prehistoric cooking or processing site, typically dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These sites are significant for understanding early agricultural and domestic practices in Ireland.

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