What is recorded here

Half-buried in damp rush pasture on the west bank of a north-west flowing stream, the burnt mound in Rathslevin still holds charcoal-rich soil and heat-darkened stone within its shallow circular body. A field drain now cuts through the middle, exposing the burnt core while cattle traffic and old ridges wear the edge away. Fifty metres north-west, another burnt mound waits in the same low ground, suggesting this was once a busy place for water, heat and repeated human use.

In lowlying, damp rush-grown pasture, located on the W bank of a NNW flowing stream/drain. Sod-covered, circular mound (12.4m NE–SW; 11.4m NW–SE; H 0.4m), bisected centrally on a NE–SW axis by a field drain (Wth 1.4m at top, 0.8m at base; D 0.4m) which intersects with the stream/drain 3m to NE. Burnt stone in charcoal-rich soil is exposed in the drain section. The mound is in a rather dilapidated condition. Two shallow linear features, possibly cultivation ridges traverse the NW half of the mound on a NE–SW axis and a cattle track has eroded part of the SW edge of the mound. Another burnt mound (MA071-205----) is located 50m to NNW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 September 2021

A burnt mound, likely dating to the Bronze Age; its significance lies in its association with domestic or ritual activities, possibly linked to heat-related functions such as cooking or ceremonial practices.

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