Fulacht fia in Ballynahown

In rough hill pasture, on the S bank of a stream. A horseshoe-shaped gorse-covered mound (6.3m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.35m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil. The opening (Wth 1.5m) faces N towards the stream. The mound is being eroded at E and W by sheep. An enclosure (CO103-030002-) lies c. 110m 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