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Burnt mound in Ballymorisheen

Burnt mound
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A burnt mound consisting of heat shattered stone and charcoal rich soil was discovered during test excavation c.8m from the western edge of a field of semi-improved pasture. A roughly circular mound c 0.1m in height measured 15.5m E-W and 11.5m N-S survived beneath a thin layer of topsoil. It lies c 50m to the southwest of a previously recorded fulacht fiadh (CO051-083----). Compiled by: Tony Miller Date of upload/revision: 3 March 2022

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