What is recorded here

Burnt mound in Foulkscourt is a shallow grey-black spread of sandy silt, nine metres long and twelve wide, holding occasional burnt stone and charcoal. It belongs to a cluster of eight heat-marked sites in County Kilkenny, suggesting repeated human use rather than a single accidental fire. Post-medieval pottery and bottle glass mixed within the layers hint that people returned long after the initial burning, perhaps to wash, cook or simply gather where the earth already remembered heat.

One of a cluster of five fulachta fia (KK008-165----, KK008-166-----, KK008-167----, KK008-188----) and three burnt mounds (see also KK008-191----, KK008-192----) excavated in 2006 in advance of construction of the M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme (Excavation licence no. E2391). A spread of grey black sandy silt (L 9.2m E-W; Wth 12.2m; D 0.14-0.2m) with occasional burnt stone and charcoal. Post-medieval pottery sherds and bottle glass was found within the layers. (Hardy 2009, 261-2, no. 1023; Hardy and Green 2009, Site A) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 9 October 2013

Burnt mound in Foulkscourt is a prehistoric ritual or industrial site, typically dating to the Bronze Age, associated with the fulachtaí fia water-heating system. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding domestic and ritual activities in early Irish settlements.

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