What is recorded here
This is the record for the burnt mound excavated by Goorik Dehaene (A0E3262) on the N11 road improvement scheme. The site measured 20m by 20m and comprised the remnants of a heavily disturbed and truncated burnt spread. (Dehaene 2009y)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 17 January 2013
Burnt mound, Late Bronze Age. The site indicates domestic or ritual activity involving heat, typical of fulacht fiadh, and reflects widespread prehistoric settlement patterns in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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