What is recorded here
One of a cluster of five fulachta fia (KK008-165----, KK008-166-----, KK008-167----, KK008-188----, KK008-189----) and three burnt mounds (see also KK008-190----, KK008-191----) excavated in 2006 in advance of construction of the M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme (Excavation licence no. E2391). A roughly oval spread (L 5.75m; Wth 3m; D 0.2m) of loosely compacted sandy clay with occasional burnt stone and charcoal. (Hardy 2009, 261-2, no. 1023; Hardy and Green 2009, Site E)
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 Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, associated with the fulachtaí fia water heating system. Its presence within a cluster suggests it was part of a broader settlement or ceremonial landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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