Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated towards the bottom of a gentle S and SW-facing slope. Identified in centre-line testing (10E0298) in Area 4 of the N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass as a burnt mound (dims 8m E-W; 5m N-S; max. T 0.35m), which was set aside for further work as a part of Bockagh 3. (Janes and Delaney 2010a, 9)
It was completely excavated (10E0378) when the mound (dims 5.1m x 3.6m; T 0.4m) overlay an oval trough (dims 2.3m x 1.3m; D 0.57m) cut in the silty clay subsoil. It was cut by a rectangular trough (dims 1.4m x 1.15m; D 0.28m). Both troughs were filled with stone from the burnt mound. Fulacht fia (RO008-072001-) is c. 5m to the E, while the burnt mound (RO008-072003-) is c. 10m to the N. Further afield the fulacht fia (RO008-071----) is c. 100m to the W and the burnt mounds (RO008-073001-; RO008-073002-; RO008-073003-) are c. 80m to the ESE. (Kyle, J. and Delaney, S. 2011f)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 10 February, 2012

References

Kyle, J. and Delaney, S. 2011f N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass. Bockagh 3, fulacht fia. Stage (iii) Post-excavations Assessment Report. Irish Archaeological Consultancy. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 10E0378.

Janes, T. and Delaney, S. 2010a N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass. Townlands: Currinah, Bohalas and Bockagh, Co. Roscommon. Irish Archaeological Consultancy. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 10E0298.