What is recorded here

In wet pasture, located 5m E of a stream that flows through a flat-bottomed N-S valley. One of several fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds which occur over a distance of 1.5km along the base of the valley. Intermittent surface spread (max. dim. c. 6.5m) of angular stone in black soil, sloping gently to W towards the stream, but without clearly defined limits. 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. It is significant as part of a cluster of similar features, indicating sustained prehistoric activity and the use of the valley for cooking, feasting, or ritual purposes.

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