Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Burnt mound in Ballyliddan West

Burnt mound
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Situated in a lowlying marshy field on the SE outskirts of Sixmilebridge c. 40m W of a stream flowing S. Excavated during test trenching in 2007 as part of the archaeological assessment of a proposed mixed-use development (Cummins 2008; Licence no. 07E1164). A burnt spread (10m N-S; 8m E-W) comprised of heat-shattered stones in a charcoal-enriched soil matrix at a depth of 0.1-0.2m. A second burnt spread (CL052-078002-) was found 40m to the S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 20 February 2019

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