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Burnt mound in Caherleheen (trughanacmy By., Ballyseedy Par.)

Burnt mound
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'This site was initially identified as a probable fulacht fiadh on black and white aerial photography in September 2004. The site was clearly visible in an extensive tract of wet, marshy land. The site consists of a sub0circular raised dry area in an area of marsh the mound is 0.6m high and measures 28m by 18m. It is cut from north to south by a water-filled ditch and field boundary. No definitive trough area is visible.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 22 June 2012

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