Burnt mound in Rosspile

Located on a gentle E and NE-facing slope, with the headwaters of small streams that flow c. 450m NE to the NW-SE River Corock c. 100m to the NE and SE. This is an oval mound (dims. 16m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.4m) composed of broken and burnt stones with a grass covering. Burnt mound (WX040-084----) is c. 230m to the S. It can be seen as a dark stain on the aerial photographs of Google Earth (2010). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 21 February, 2013

Burnt mound in Rosspile is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat treatment of stones for ceremonial or practical purposes.