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Burnt mound in Gardenfield South

Burnt mound
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Burnt mound in Gardenfield South
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In conifer plantation, 80m NE of townland boundary with Kells. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Burnt mound identified during afforestation works by Matt Kelleher in 2015 and described as a level spread of burnt mound material (dims. c. 3m x 3m; 0.1m below sod; max. diam. c. 7-10m) comprised of charcoal stained soil with inclusions of heat-shattered stone. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 11 November 2021

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