What is recorded here
On a W-facing slope. This is an area of burnt and broken stones in dark ploughsoil (diam. 23m) c. 30m ENE of a fulacht fiadh (WA018-060001-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
Burnt mound in Ballynabola is a fulacht fiadh, typically associated with the Early Bronze Age, and is linked to ritual or thermally enhanced food preparation activities. Its proximity to another fulacht fiadh suggests possible settlement or ceremonial use of the landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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