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Burnt mound in Carrowmorris

Burnt mound

Why this matters

A burnt mound in the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; typically associated with domestic or ritual activity involving heat. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric land use and seasonal habitation patterns.

What is recorded here

In pasture, situated against the E slope of a low rise, with a small water-filled hollow c. 5m to NE which drains to S into area of wet, marshy ground. There is a small concrete pump-house in the SW corner of the field. Poorly defined, sod-covered mound (c. 12m N-S; c. 6m E-W; H 0.8m against slope at NW), which merges on the W side with a naturally-occurring rise. Erosion by farm stock exposed stone fragments in black soil. Another burnt mound (SL019-221----) is located c. 30m to SE, and an enclosure (SL019-085----) c. 35m to S. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011
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