What is recorded here

In tillage, on an E-facing slope. A roughly circular spread (diam. 17m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. An area of wet ground c. 20m to the E probably indicates the location of a spring well. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Burnt mound in Trantstown is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to water management or ceremonial practices.

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