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Burnt mound in Shantallow

Burnt mound
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In pasture, in an area of gently undulating limestone terrain. Located on a gentle E–facing slope on the W bank of a stream/drain, sheltered to the NW by a low rise. The stream/drain is shallow and has been recut in the past but is now choked with vegetation; the water flows to SW. A low, sod-covered semicircular rise (10.5m E–W; c. 6.8m N–S; H 0.3m at W, 0.5m at E), with a slight central hollow marked by a dense growth of nettles. The mound is bordered on the straight side to S by an E–W field wall. A slight rise (2–3m N–S) abutting the S side of the wall may also be part of the mound. When inspected in 2000, a portion of the mound, which had been eroded by farm stock, revealed angular stone fragments in dark soil. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 9 March 2023

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