Discover Alone, back to main map

Burnt mound in Graiguearush

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

Adjacent to and S of a stream on an E-facing slope, at the foothills of the Comeragh Mountains. Formerly in poor pasture, it is currently within a forest plantation. There are two other burnt mounds (WA015-115----; WA015-118----) c. 100m to the S and c. 144m to the ENE respectively. A very low mound (dims. c. 12m x 12m; min. H 0.25m) identified in section in an E-W forestry drain and visible above ground as a very subtle mound. It is composed of fire-cracked stones and charcoal-rich soil beneath the sod. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 April 2016
Burnt mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age. It is part of a cluster of related features, indicating possible ritual or industrial activity in the area.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places