Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a level landscape. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified a burnt stone spread (BGE: 1A/16/1) that was completely excavated (02E0691). It consisted of a mound of heat-shattered material in interrupted sections (dims 16m N-S; 5.4m E-W) which overlay a two fulachta fia. At the S end a spread of burnt material (dims c. 5.5m x c. 5m) overlay an oval trough (dims 1.2m x 0.9m; max. D 0.23m) which had a small deposit of burnt stone at the bottom. The lithic scatter (ME038-037----) is c. 40m to the W. (Tobin 2003, 3-4; Tobin 2004; Tobin 2007)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 March 2018

References

Tobin, R. 2003 Gas Pipeline to the West, Section 1(a) Archaeological Stratigraphic Report, Lagore Little, Co. Meath. Licence No. 02E0691. Site 1A/16/1. Unpublished report, Margaret Gowen and Co.

Tobin, R. 2004 Lagore Little (BGE 1A/16/1): Fulachta fia, 02E0691. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 420, No. 1486. Bray, Wordwell

Tobin, R. 2007 No. 1486. Lagore Little, Fulachta fia. in Grogan, E., O'Donnell, L, and P. Johnston (eds) The Bronze Age landscapes of the Pipeline to the West: an integrated archaeological and environmental assessment, 328. Bord Gáis Eireann and Wordwell, Bray