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Burnt mound in Rosspile

Burnt mound
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Located on a gentle E and NE-facing slope, with the headwaters of small streams that flow c. 450m NE to the NW-SE River Corock c. 100m to the NE and SE. This is an oval mound (dims. 16m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.4m) composed of broken and burnt stones with a grass covering. Burnt mound (WX040-084----) is c. 230m to the S. It can be seen as a dark stain on the aerial photographs of Google Earth (2010). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 21 February, 2013

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