Burnt spread in Coolmountain, County Cork

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What is recorded here

This monument was reported by archaeologist Tony Miller. He describes it as follows: "In an area of young forestry near the top of a ridge and just to the west of Carrigmount. The butter path which crosses neighbouring Shehy Beg passes just south of the site. A track for machines to access the forestry has been scraped out up into the hill here and in the process has exposed a section of burnt spread roughly 4m in length. It is not possible to see its full extent and there is no mound visible on either side of the track." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 6 May 2014

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO093-104

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