What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Barnabrack is a fulacht fia in Barnabrack, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular mound measures 19.8 metres east-west and 19.3 metres north-south, rising 0.55 metres at the south and 0.7 metres at the north. Densely packed shattered sandstone sits within a charcoal-rich matrix on a flat top. A slight depression on the lower south-south-east side probably marks the trough location.

In a thicket of deciduous trees and overgrowth, situated within a small basin of marshy ground fed by springs and enclosed by higher ground from SE-W. A flat-topped, circular mound (19.8m E-W; 19.3m N-S; H 0.55m at S; 0.7m at N) composed of densely packed, shattered sandstone within a charcoal-rich matrix. A hint of a depression on the lower SSE side of the mound probably indicates the location of the trough. The mound forms an island of sod-covered dry ground encircled by springs and soft, wet ground. There is a holy well (SL019:141001-) c. 10m to SW. Attached image: SL019-230----_01.JPG viewed from S Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 May 2011

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