Burnt mound in Trevet

Located on a shelf excavated into a gentle SW-facing slope. Archaeological testing (04E0418) by J. Dempsey of Testing Area 4, Contract 2, prior to the construction of the M3 motorway identified a cobbled surface (Dempsey 2004, 22-3). The area was excavated (E003067) intermittently by S. Rathbone as Trevet 1 (excavations.ie 2006:1646) between November 2005 and December 2006 when a section of road leading to buildings in a cobbled area were recorded. There was also evidence of a prehistoric burnt mound at the N edge of the excavated area. Located at the N edge of the excavated area of the medieval farmstead were four pits (diam. 0.94m; D 0.37m to 1.8m x 1.6m; D 1.2m) filled with broken and burnt stone. Two of the pits were cut by the excavation of the medieval platform into the hillslope, but no evidence of a mound or trough was found. Samples from two of the pits produced C14 dates of 2293-2036 cal. BC (BETA 246986) and 2136-1906 cal. BC (BETA 246987). In addition a flint core, a blade, three flakes and three micro-scrapers were recovered from the topsoil in this area. (Rathbone 2009, 7-8). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 April, 2022

Burnt mound in Trevet is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE, characterized by the presence of heat-shattered stones. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early land use and possible ceremonial activity in the region.