What is recorded here
This is the record for the burnt mound in Area C excavated by Yvonne Whitty (E3227) on the N11 road improvement scheme. A trough was sealed by the burnt mound and there was an associated pit which may have been used as a dump for burnt mound material. (Whitty 2009g)
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 21 January 2013
Burnt mound, Late Bronze Age. This site provides evidence of domestic or ritual activity, likely involving heat-related processes such as cooking or hide-scalding, and is significant as part of a broader network of similar features in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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