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Burnt mound in Cloontreem

Burnt mound
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In rough pasture, on bog, on a SW-facing slope. The remains of an eroded irregular mound (c. 5m NE-SW; c. 3m NW-SE; H 0.1m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil on the NW bank of a stream. Burnt material is also scattered along the bed of the stream for a distance of c. 6m. There is a hut site (CO115-023----) c. 60m to the NE and a standing stone (CO115-156----) c. 80m 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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