Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandFermanaghBurnt mound / fulacht fiadh
PREHISTORIC · BURNT MOUND

Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh

Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 9580
Period
PREHISTORIC
Site type
BURNT MOUND
Nation
Northern Ireland
The designation
Reference
NISMR MonID 9580
Authority
DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Grid reference
H2080045150
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Burnt mound at H208 045 is a prehistoric burnt mound, or fulacht fiadh, sited in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. This form of monument typically dates to the Bronze Age and comprises a mound of fire-cracked stone, pottery and ash, formed through repeated episodes of heating stone and quenching it in water. The practice may have been associated with cooking, industrial processes or ritual activities. The mound's location in Fermanagh places it above bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a complex sequence of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone formed during the Visean period, interspersed with subordinate deposits of chert, coal and conglomerate. These local stone sources would have provided the raw materials for heating and the surrounding landscape the fuel and water necessary for the monument's creation and use.

The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 9580.

Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9580. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh?

Burnt mound at H208 045 is a prehistoric burnt mound, or fulacht fiadh, sited in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9580.

What period does Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh date from?

Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a burnt mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh?

Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9580.

What other scheduled monuments are near Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.3 km), Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. (5.5 km), Platform rath (6.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman World
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Historic Records
The 19th-century records of this place: valuations, Ordnance Survey memoirs and topographical accounts.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh

Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.