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Clonca Burnt Mound

Burnt mound

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A Neolithic burnt mound, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE, used for ritual or domestic purposes; such features are commonly associated with heat-related activities like cooking or ceremonial practices.

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What is recorded here

In pasture, located on the E bank of a canalised stream (Wth base c. 1.2m; D c. 1.8m). The ground immediately around the mound is damp and lowlying, but rises very gradually to E. This burnt mound appears to have been partly levelled in the past. It is evident as a low, grass-covered D-shaped mound (12m E–W; 12m N–S; H 0.3-0.4m), with the straight side at W bordered by the stream. It is composed of black soil and fragments of stone with a heat-shattered appearance. Attached images: DG012-048----_01.JPG: viewed from NE DG012-048----_02.JPG: viewed from S Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 March 2020

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