What is recorded here

Knockanush East held a one-metre mound of black soil and broken stones beneath a massive fort, but mid-1980s field amalgamation bulldozed it into oblivion. The landowner remembered it directly behind his house, a slight central depression marking what may have been a burnt water feature or ancient hearth. Bog-like timbers emerged during its destruction, hinting at drowned craftsmanship buried under generations of grass. The mound vanished not through disaster but through the ordinary hunger for larger fields, erasing a conversation between human hands and Knockanush Hill's northern base.

'This circular mound was located at the base of Knockanush Hill on its northern side, directly below the massive fort KE029-056----. The land in this general area was reclaimed and small fields amalgamated in the mid 1980's. The landowner remembers the site clearly as it was directly behind his house. It was approximately 1m in height and 8m in diameter with a slight depression in the centre. When bulldozed it was made of small broken stones and black soil;. Some timbers similar to "bog deal" also came from the mound.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 09 July 2012

Burnt mound in Knockanush East is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by a circular mound containing heat-shattered stones. Its location near a hill fort suggests it may have been part of a broader ceremonial or domestic landscape.

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