This is a fulacht fia, a type of prehistoric cooking site found in considerable numbers across Ireland, typically consisting of a trough, a hearth, and a mound of fire-cracked stones that accumulated as heated rocks were dropped into water to bring it to the boil. What distinguishes this particular example, beyond the scale of the burnt spread, is the additional presence of worked flint recorded nearby.

The flint connection was noted by Power in 1917, who observed that flints had been found in some quantity beside the fulacht fiadh in this townland. Flint does not occur naturally in this part of Cork, so its presence in any quantity points to deliberate collection or transport, and possibly to activity predating or running alongside the use of the cooking site. Fulachtaí fia are generally associated with the Bronze Age, though some examples have earlier or later phases of use. The combination of a substantial burnt mound and a scatter of worked stone in the same location suggests a spot that drew repeated human attention over a long span of time, even if the precise relationship between the two types of material has never been fully excavated or explained.