Mound in Ruanes

In pasture, c. 100m WSW of spring. Roughly oval mound (13m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.45m) of charcoal-enriched soil; material not consistent with fulacht fiadh. Similar mound (13870) c. 40m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009