Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick

In wet pasture, on the E bank of a small bend in stream which flows N along the W side of 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. Poorly-defined, low rise (c. 13m NE-SW; c. 7m NW-SE; H 0.4m at SW) of firm ground covered with mossy vegetation. Angular stone fragments in black soil was exposed at the SW edge but the full extent of the mound was not determined. There is a fulacht fia (SL019-238----) c. 30m to NE, a burnt mound (SL019-241----) and a possible fulacht fia (SL019-042----) are c. 30m to W, and a burnt mound (SL019-243----) c. 25m to S. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011

Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick is a fulacht fia, typically dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These features were likely used for cooking or processing food and are significant as common domestic or ritual sites in ancient Irish landscapes.