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Burnt mound in Cloonakeemoge

Burnt mound

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Burnt mound in Cloonakeemoge 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 in the valley, likely related to cooking, hide-scalding, or ritual practices.

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In wet pasture, in 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. A layer (L c.12m NE-SW; D 0.7m) of burnt stone and charcoal is visible beneath a sod layer (D 0.2m) in the N-facing section of a field drain which flanking the S side of a NE-SW field wall/townland boundary. It is possible that this mound and a burnt mound (SL019-252----) located on a rise a few meters to S form parts of a single monument. There is a fulacht fia (SL019-248----) 10m to N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011
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