Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on the western edge of Ballinrobe town, located close to the N bank of the River Robe.
Discovered and subsequently fully excavated (94E0017) in 1994 during the Ballinrobe Sewerage Disposal Scheme. The mound, which appeared to have been levelled in the past, consisted of an oval area (7.5m x 4.5m; T 0.22m) composed of charcoal rich soil and heat-shattered stones. A possible hearth underlay the S end of the mound, and under the N end of the mound there was a natural depression in the limestone bedrock, filled with dark brown soil, which possibly served as a trough. A chert barbed and tanged arrowhead, some flints, a possible hone stone and a sheep tooth were recovered from the mound. A flint flake was recovered from the dark brown layer under the mound. (Walsh 1994; 1995).

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 24 February 2014

References

Walsh, G. 1994 Archaeological excavations on the Ballinrobe sewerage and sewage disposal scheme 1994. Unpublished excavation report (94E0017) submitted to National Monuments Service.

Walsh, G. 1995 Ballinrobe sewerage and sewage disposal scheme. Various. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1994: Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 68, (184). Bray. Wordwell Ltd.