Burnt mound in Trantstown

Discovered in 2001 during archaeological test-trenching in advance of the construction of the N8 Glanmire-Watergrasshill Bypass. A large spread (24m N-S; 16m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was uncovered during topsoil removal. A sample of charcoal from the spread yielded a radiocarbon date of cal. BC 1603-1551 (2 sigma) (NRA). The monument had been disturbed by extensive agricultural activity and no evidence of a trough was uncovered. (Halpin 2003b, 55; 2004a, 1-23) 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 Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, dated to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric activity and land use in the region, though its exact function remains debated.