What is recorded here
In pasture, immediately N of a spring well. This spread (7m N-S; 3m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered during land drainage works in 2000. A fulacht fia (CO061-085----) lies c. 30m to the E.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
A fulacht fia, dating to the Early Medieval period, typically associated with domestic or ritual activities. Its significance lies in providing insights into prehistoric cooking practices and settlement patterns.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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