What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BURNT MOUNDS (2). Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Bronze Age burnt mounds, likely dating to the later prehistoric period. These features are associated with ritual or industrial activities, such as heat-treated stone use, and are significant as indicators of early human settlement and land use in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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