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Burnt mound in Killakane

Burnt mound
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In a coniferous plantation, on a NNE-facing slope. A large mound (diam. c. 18m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, densely covered with overgrowth of ferns and briars. The burnt material is visible in section in a trench (D 1m) which has been cut through the mound. A hawthorn tree grows on the mound. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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