Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in a low-lying landscape. Archaeological excavation (04E0225) on a site known as Ballyduff East 43 as part of the N25 Waterford bypass produced a large kidney-shaped burnt mound spread (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 15m E-W) which was truncated by drains yet contained six troughs. Three troughs were circular (diam. 1.7-1.8m; D 0.5m: diam. 0.85m; D 0.6: 1.3m; D 0.3m), one was oval (dims. 1.47m x 1.24m; D 0.43m), and two were rectangular (dims. 1m x 0.8m; D 0.25m: 2m x 1m; D 0.6m). None of these troughs were lined, and there were a number of pits associated with this early stage. A later useage of the site resulted in a large rectangular trough (dims. 1.6m x 1.43m; D 0.5m), which also was unlined. Fulacht fia (WA017-130002-) is c. 10m to the S. (Hegarty et al. 2011)

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload: 23rd December, 2010.

References

Hegarty, L., Long., P and Price, J. 2011 Ballyduff East 43, Co. Waterford. In J. Eogan and E. Shee-Twohig (eds.), Cois tSiúire – nine thousand years of human activity in the lower Suir valley. Archaeological excavations on the N25 Waterford city bypass, vol. 2, 5. NRA road scheme: Monograph 8, Dublin.

Long, P. and Hegarty, L. 2005 N25 Waterford Bypass. Contract 3. Preliminary report on archaeological investigations at Site 43 in the townland of Ballyduff East, Co. Waterford. Unpublished report. DEHLG (04E0225). Headland Archaeology.

Hegarty, L. 2007 Ballyduff East (Site 43) and Adamstown: fulacht fiadh. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 420, No. 1661. Dublin. Wordwell.