What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BURNT MOUNDS/ FULACHTA FIADH. Recorded period: L.B.A./I.A.; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Burnt mounds or fulachtai fia (singular: fulacht fiadh) are prehistoric cooking or processing sites, typically dating to the Bronze Age. This site in Ballycroghan is significant as such features provide insight into early agricultural and domestic practices in the region.

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