Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a flat, low-lying landscape. Archaeological testing (09E0476) during 2009 on the route of the N5 Ballaghadereen bypass identified a deposit of burnt mound material (dims 6.6m x 6.1m; max. T 0.08m) that was set aside for resolution as Keelbanada 2 (Doyle 2010a, 11; 2012b). Subsequently, it was completely excavated (10E0304), and the horseshoe-shaped burnt mound (dims 7.5m x 6.5m; T 0.1m) overlay two oval troughs (dims 1.65m x 1.05m; D 0.55m: 1.2m x 1m; D 0.35m) cut into the grey marl natural soil, and there were two small pits or post-holes. Charcoal from the larger trough produced a C14 date of 2195-1979 cal. BC. (Bayley and Delaney 2011b; Bayley 2013b)

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload: 10 February 2012

References

Bayley, D. and Delaney, S. 2011b N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass. Keelbanada 2, fulacht fia. Irish Archaeological Consultancy. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 10E0304.

Doyle, T. 2012b Areas G-P, Ballaghaderreen bypass: testing. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2009: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 180, No. 688. Dublin. Wordwell.

Doyle, T. 2010a N5 Ballaghadereen bypass road scheme, Co. Roscommon. Report on archaeological test trenching of areas G-P. Headland Archaeology. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 09E0476.

Bayley, D. 2013b Keelbanada 2. Burnt mound. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2010: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 182, No. 579. Dublin. Wordwell.