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Burnt mound in Erris

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

Towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope and just NW of rath (RO006-033001-). Evidence of a buried burnt feature was recovered beside a spring in a trial cutting connected with the Boyle by-pass road (Ó'Ríordáin 1990b; Channing 1994a, 69-70). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Burnt mound in Erris is a Bronze Age ritual or industrial site, characterized by the presence of heat-shattered stones, likely used for cooking, hide processing, or ceremonial purposes. Its location near a rath suggests a possible settlement or land-use connection in the prehistoric landscape.

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