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Burnt mound in Doonflin Upper

Burnt mound

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Burnt mound (fulacht fia), likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These features are significant as they provide evidence of prehistoric cooking or industrial activity, though their exact function remains debated.

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Situated in wet, marshy pasture at the base of an E-W ridge. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. This fulacht fia comprises a low, subcircular mound (diam. c. 7m; H 0.4m). Sandstone fragments and black soil are exposed on the NW side, which has been eroded by farm stock. There is another burnt mound (SL018-091003-) c. 15m to WSW, a fulacht fia (SL018-091002-) c. 35m to SW, and another fulacht fia (SL018-091----) c. 80m to SW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011
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