This is a burnt mound, a type of site found across Ireland and Britain that archaeologists associate with the Bronze Age, most commonly interpreted as the by-product of repeatedly heating stones in fire and plunging them into water-filled pits or troughs to bring the water to a boil. The purpose remains debated, with theories ranging from cooking to bathing to industrial processing, but the physical evidence tends to follow a consistent pattern: shattered, heat-stressed stones discarded in quantity, dark organic deposits, and pits that once held water or some other contents.

Excavation at this site revealed several of those characteristic pits cut into the basal subsoil, ranging considerably in size, from roughly 0.88 by 0.66 metres up to 3.60 by 1.20 metres, and between 0.30 and 0.45 metres in depth. All were filled with material similar in composition to the mound itself. Notably, none of the pits showed evidence of in situ burning, nor did any retain stone or wood linings, which are sometimes preserved at similar sites elsewhere. The work was described by Michael Connolly in his 2008 doctoral thesis examining the prehistoric settlement of the Lee Valley near Tralee from a broader landscape perspective, situating this modest mound within a wider picture of how people organised themselves across the Kerry terrain during prehistory. The partial nature of the excavation, with one pit extending beyond the investigated area, means the full extent of the site was not established, leaving some questions about its original layout open.