What is recorded here

Melted bronze and hammered iron filled the southeast corner of Mooghaun hillfort during the late Iron Age, turning a sacred summit into a noisy factory. The site produced querns and cast objects, suggesting residents valued practical craft as much as ritual display. Smoke may have obscured the stars while hammers ringed against stone, blending human ambition with the ancient landscape.

Situated in the SE quadrant of the inner enclosure of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-). Excavation by the North Munster Project of the Discovery Programme in 1993 (92E0093) revealed extensive industrial activity on the hill summit. The debris indicated iron and bronze smelting, bronze casting and the manufacture of querns. A late Iron Age radiocarbon date of c. 47 BC – 113 cal AD (UB-4314) was determined. (Grogan 2005, vol. 1, 131, 137) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 6 January 2016

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