Glenasmole Roads

GLENASMOLE ROADSand contained soil which had been burned to a deep red colour.There were two small pits in the house, both filled with stones, soiland charcoal, which had probably been used for cookingpurposes.Scattered about the floor were over 600 flakes of flint, waste fromthe manufacture of flint implements, showing that this hut hadbeen occupied by a flint worker and probably dated back to thelate Stone Age, 4 to 5 thousand years ago. A number of flintimplements were also found. Another hut site excavated was lesswell preserved and produced only 23 pieces of flint.One of the burial cairns was also excavated and was found tocover a small pit, at the bottom of which was a deposit of crematedbone and one flint flake. This deposit was lying on a deep bed ofcharcoal. After examination the soil and stones were in every casereturned as far as possible to their original position. This group ofsites is unique in that it illustrates both the living conditions andthe burial customs of one small community from a very remoteperiod.Partly destroyed cairn in Piperstown.34