What is recorded here
Situated in a broad fold on a gentle S-facing slope. An area of burnt and broken stone (diam. c. 25m) with a N-S stream immediately to the E. Burnt spread (WA015-085002-) is to the E, on the other side of the stream.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 14th December 2010.
Burnt mound in Kilnagrange is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone use or ceremonial practices.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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