What is recorded here

Inishcoe, County Mayo: a burnt mound in pasture at the base of a NW-facing slope, discovered in 1996 when ploughing exposed a slight mound about 8m NW-SE and 5m NE-SW. Its NE edge was clipped and its SW edge cut by a field drain, where a 0.4m layer of burnt stone and charcoal fragments lay in grey-black soil. A rath sits 150m to SSE, suggesting the mound belonged to a lived landscape rather than a forgotten heap.

In pasture, located at the base of a NW-facing slope. When discovered in 1996, this burnt mound was visible at the grass margin of a recently ploughed field. It was evident as a slight mound (c. 8m NW-SE; c. 5m NE-SW), which was clipped on the NE edge by the ploughing, and truncated at SW by a field drain. A layer (D. 0.4m) of burnt stone and charcoal fragments in grey-black soil was visible in the drain section. There is a rath (MA038-062----) 150m to SSE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

Burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Such features are commonly associated with domestic or ritual activities, though specific significance for this site is not recorded.

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