What is recorded here
'A small kidney-shaped mound 6.50m N-S by 4.30m E-Wand 0.50m in height. The curved trough area opens to the west and measures 1.5m by 1.3m.'
Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97.
Date of upload: 27 April 2012
Burnt mound in Lissooleen is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early heating or ceremonial practices, common across Ireland during the Neolithic period.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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