CREMATION and BURNT MOUNDS in Aughintober

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CREMATION and BURNT MOUNDS. Recorded period: IRON AGE; UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Iron Age cremation burials and burnt mounds; associated with ritual or domestic activities. Significance lies in their contribution to understanding funerary and heating practices in prehistoric Northern Ireland.