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Burnt mound in Knocknakilla

Burnt mound
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In a newly planted coniferous forest, on a gentle NW-facing slope. A roughly circular mound (c. 7.5m NW-SE; c. 7m NW-SE; H 0.8m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The mound has not been planted with trees. A second burnt mound (CO048-180----) lies c. 90m to the NW and a third (CO048-181----) lies c. 110m to the SW. 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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