What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COOKING PLACE (BURNT MOUND/FULACHT FIADH) excavated as part of the Gas Pipeline Project. 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 mound (fulacht fiadh), dating to the prehistoric period. These features are significant as they provide insight into early cooking or ritual practices in the landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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