What is recorded here

Burnt mound in Derrylehan is a burnt mound in Derrylehan, County Sligo, Ireland. The site holds a low, subcircular rise of charcoal-rich soil and angular stone fragments on a slight slope where dry ground meets rush-grown damp earth. Two other mounds lie 120m and 140m southwest, while a church and graveyard stand 50m upslope to the southeast.

In pasture, located on a slight N–facing slope, at the interface between gently rising dry ground to SE and a flat expanse of rush-grown damp ground which extends to NW. A very low, barely discernible subcircular grass-covered rise (11-12m E–W; c. 12m N–S; H 0.3m at N) composed of black, charcoal-rich soil and angular stone fragments. The mound appears to have been partly levelled in the past; the N arc can be clearly traced, as it is enhanced by a slight natural fall of ground, but at SE–S the mound grades seamlessly into the surrounding ground, and its exact limits are uncertain. A fulacht fia (SL005-197----) and a possible burnt mound (SL005-198----) are located 120m and 140m to SW, respectively. There is a church (SL005-061001-) and graveyard (SL005-061002-) 50m upslope to SSE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 May 2019

Burnt mound in Derrylehan is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to ceremonial practices or heat-related processes such as hide or tanning treatments.

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