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Burnt mound in Kildaree

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

In damp lowlying pasture bordering the S bank of the River Deel. A sod-covered mound (7m NW-SE; c. 6m NE-SW; H 0. 6m) truncated on W side by a field drain (Wth 1.4m; D 0.6m) and post and wire fence on NNW-SSE axis. A layer (D 0.4m) of shattered stone in a charcoal-rich matrix is visible in the W-facing drain section. There is a burnt mound (MA038-184----) c. 30m to SSW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 20 August 2019
Burnt mound in Kildaree is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterised by a sod-covered mound with evidence of heat-related activity. Its location near the River Deel suggests it may have been part of a broader network of water-associated Bronze Age monuments.

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