Conway Mill Trust

Mt. Sandel, Derry, dates back to at least 7,000 BC.  The excavations have shown how for the first time, the people lived.  Fragments of burned bones, nuts and shells were found.  Stones were heated in a fire before being put into a wood lined pit full of water.  The fire heated the stones, bringing the water to a boil.  It was kept boiling by adding more stones and this was sufficient to cook a wild boar in a relatively short time.