What is recorded here

This excavation consisted of one of three areas of fulacht fiadh or burnt spread material (LA013-113001; LA013-113002-) along a 125m stretch of the Portlaoise Bypass. There were no surface indications such as a mound prior to machine stripping to suggest the existence of a possible fulacht fia. Referred to in the excavation report as site 1 which had an area of burnt material (dims. 8m x 7m) which covered a pit-trough, subrectangular in shape, 2.3m x 1.5m x 0.4m, a post-hole in the corner of the feature, and nearby a linear depression 6.6m x 1m x 0.14m. This site was located in the townland of Ballymackan. Site was excavated by C. Duffy in 1995 under excavation licence no. 95E092. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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