Burnt mound in Errew (mohill By.)

Situated in a small S-N valley and on the E bank of the canalised Errew River, c. 15-30m from the stream and c. 200-300m from where the stream now debouches into Errew Lough. However, the location would once have been part of the lake fringe, and layers of peat covered and underlay the excavated features. Archaeological monitoring (06E0743) of an extensive area identified four spreads of burnt mound material in Area 5 (Péterváry 2006) which were all fully excavated under the same licence (Péterváry 2007). The most southerly feature consisted of a clay platform (dims 4m E-W; 2.1m N-S; max. D 0.32m) with a thin covering of broken and burnt stone. No trough was identified and the material may have been spread from the trough (LE036-047003-) c. 8m to the NW, but a charcoal sample produced a C14 date of 790-500 bc. (Péterváry 2010, 287) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 January 2020

Burnt mound in Errew is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterised by heat-shattered stones and associated with water management or ceremonial activity. Its location near the Errew River suggests it may have been part of a broader prehistoric landscape utilising water resources.