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Burnt mound in Ballydineen (fermoy By., Doneraile Par.)

Burnt mound

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In a mixed forestry plantation. A circular mound (c. 10m N-S; c. 10m E-W; H c. 0.5m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Another burnt mound (CO025-166----) lies c. 100m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
A Bronze Age burnt mound; its function is likely related to ritual or industrial activity involving heat. Its presence alongside another nearby burnt mound suggests a possible settlement or activity area.

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