What is recorded here
On relatively level terrain, in gently sloping grassland between the Douglas and Dinin river valleys. One of three burnt mounds (KK011-031----; KK011-032----) c. 200m to the SW and c. 250m to SSW respectively, near a spring. An area of black earth and small burnt stones was noted during ploughing. Visible in 1987 as a very slight rise.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 February 2019
Burnt mound in Muckalee is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic site, characterised by a heap of heat-shattered stones, likely used for water heating. Its location among multiple similar features suggests a pattern of activity linked to seasonal settlement or ceremonial practices in the river valley landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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