What is recorded here
In pasture, situated at the SSW end of a narrow, flat-bottomed valley. A pool, now drained, is shown on the OS 6-inch (1838) map immediately to E of the location of the burnt mound. Low surface remnants of a burnt mound (c. 10-12m N-S; c. 6m E-W) without clearly defined limits at SW-NW but truncated at NE-S by the curve of a modern drain. A layer (D 0.7m) of burnt stone and charcoal is visible in the drain section.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 12 May 2011
Burnt mound (fulacht fiadh), likely dating to the Bronze Age. These features are significant as they provide insight into prehistoric cooking, ritual, or industrial activities.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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