What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope and c. 15m from a small canalised NW-SE stream. Archaeological testing (20E0247) over a large area (dims c. 200mNE-SW; c. 130m NW-SE) identified a burnt mound as a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims c. 8m NE-SW; c. 6m NW-SE; max. D 0.35m). (McLoughlin 2020) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 December 2020

Burnt mound in Ramstown Lower is a Bronze Age ritual or domestic site characterised by a spread of heat-altered stones. Its location near a watercourse suggests it may have been used for ceremonial, metallurgical, or tanning activities typical of the period.

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