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Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick

Burnt mound

Why this matters

Burnt mound in Carrowgilpatrick is a fulacht fia, typically dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These features are significant as they provide insight into prehistoric cooking, ritual, or industrial activities in the landscape.

What is recorded here

Located in level, marshy ground at the base of a steep ESE-facing slope which forms the W side of a NE-SW valley. One of a series of fulachtaí fia and burnt mounds which occur over a distance of c. 1.5km along the flat-bottomed valley. An irregular-shaped mound (max. dim. 11.8m ENE-WSW) composed of shattered sandstone within a charcoal matrix. It is highest (H 0.6m) at W with lower extensions at E and SE. The irregular plan and uneven surface of the mound are probably the result of disturbance. A second burnt mound (SL019-212002-) is located 8m to SSW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011
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