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Mound in Feltrim

Mound

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Locally referred to as the 'Curkeen', this mound was bulldozed in the 1940s. Considerable quantities of human bone were collected from the site (Flanagan 1984, 60-61).The exact location of this monument is unknown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, based on the presence of human remains and the typical chronology of such mounds in Ireland. Its significance lies in the evidence it provides for prehistoric burial practices, though its exact typology and broader archaeological context remain unclear due to the site's destruction and loss of location.

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