Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

One of a cluster of five fulachta fia (see also KK008-165----, KK008-166-----, KK008-167----, KK008-188----) and three burnt mounds (KK008-190----, KK008-191----, KK008-192----) excavated in 2006 in advance of construction of the M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme (Excavation licence no. E2391). A mound (L 3.2m; Wth 4.84m; D 0.02-0.13m) composed of black sandy silt with frequent charcoal, burnt stone and burnt bone. A pit (L 1.4m; Wth 1m; D 0.15-0.2m) with sloping sides and an uneven base lay immediately adjacent to the N of the mound. A charcoal sample from the mound yielded a radiocarbon date of 1300-1040 cal BC (Poz-26541). (Hardy 2009, 261-2, no. 1023; Hardy and Green 2009, Site H)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 9 October 2013

References

Hardy, C. and Green, B. 2009 M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme: Archaeological Resolution. Final report. Ministerial Direction: A027/000 Registration No.: E2391 Site AR 49, Foulkscourt Townland, Co Kilkenny. Unpublished excavation report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Hardy, C. 2009 AR49, Foulkscourt. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 261-2, no. 1023. Dublin. Wordwell.