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Burnt mound in Tulligee

Burnt mound

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture, on a W-facing slope. An irregularly shaped spread (c. 15m E-W; c. 10m N-S) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Burnt mound in Tulligee is a Neolithic ritual or industrial site, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. It is significant as evidence of early human activity, possibly related to ceremonial practices or tanning processes.

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