Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Topsoil stripping (02E0194) in advance of a gas pipeline identified as a large area (dims 46m E-W; 10.5m N-S; D 0.3m) of heat-shattered stone (BGE: 1A/25/1) which was completely excavated (02E0687). It resolved itself into two fulachta fia, the single troughs of which were 25m apart E-W. The E spread (dims 7m E-W; 3m N-S; max. T 0.12m) had a small subrectangular pit (dims 0.9m E-W; 0.6m N-S; D 0.3m) with compact clay lining the base. (Byrne 2002, 2004, 2007)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 8 March, 2018

References

Byrne, E. 2002 Gas Pipeline to the West, Section 1A Archaeological Stratigraphic Report, Arodstown, Co. Meath. Licence No. 02E0687. Site ref. 1A/25/1. Unpublished report, Margaret Gowen and Co.

Byrne, E. 2007 No. 1413. Arrodstown, 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, 315-16. Bord Gáis Eireann and Wordwell, Bray

Byrne, E. 2004 Arodstown (BGE 1A/25/1) Fulachta fia, 02E0687. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 398, No. 1413. Bray, Wordwell