Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Burrow Or Glennanummer, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Burrow Or Glennanummer
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39146, -7.64828
- SMR number
- OF002-045----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Testing was carried out by Tim Coughlan of Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd under licence No. E2679 as part of an archaeological mitigation programme for the N6 Kilbeggan to Athlone dual carriageway. The site was identified during testing undertaken by Tim Coughlan of IAC Ltd in July 2005 (A016/029). The site was excavated in April 2006. An excavation area measuring 20m by 15m was opened. The site consisted of a burnt mound/fulacht fiadh. The burnt-mound material comprised an irregular oval-shaped spread consisting of 70–80% burnt stones. The burnt spread measured 4.44m long, 7.3m wide and 0.23m deep. A rectangular wood-lined trough was identified roughly centrally under the mound. The trough was 1.9m long, 1.2m wide and 0.3m deep. No finds were recovered during the excavation (Bennett 2010, 571).
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 09 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.