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Burnt mound in Quartertown Lower

Burnt mound
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In undulating tillage, on the top of a rise. A large spread (48m NE-SW; 42m NW-SE) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was visible in a recently ploughed field. Within the spread, c. 11m off-centre to the SE, was a denser concentration (16m NW-SE; 14m NE-SW) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. Two fulachtaí fia (CO033-053----, CO033-054----) lie c. 175m and 220m to the SW, respectively. 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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