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Burnt mound in Killeen (tirawley By., Crossmolina Par.)

Burnt mound
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In flat, damp pasture bordering the N bank of the Fiddaunglass stream. Heaps of field clearance material lie 12m to E. When discovered in 1996, reclamation works had recently been carried out in the field, and this possible burnt mound was evident as a surface spread (Diam. c. 4m) of burnt material on the river bank. One of a linear cluster of fulachtai fía/burnt mounds located along the course of the stream. There is a burnt mound (MA038-192---) 25m to SE, and another (MA038-196----) 50m to N. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 21 August 2019

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