Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick

In wet pasture, located on the W side of stream, which flows N along the W side of a in a flat-bottomed valley. One of several fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds which occur over a distance of 1.5km along the base of the valley. Remains comprise a semi-circular area (c. 16m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE) of firm ground surrounded by soft, wet ground. It is truncated on the straight side, at E, by a NW-SE drain. A layer (D 0.8m) of burnt stone and charcoal is visible in section in the drain. A rivulet flowing from the slope at W cuts the S edge of the mound. There is a burnt mound (SL019-238----) c. 25m to SSE, and a possible burnt mound (SL019-239----) is c. 20m to SSW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011

Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick is a fulacht fia, dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These sites were likely used for cooking or industrial processes and are significant as common features of the Irish Bronze Age landscape.