Fulacht fia in Bockagh

Situated towards the bottom of a gentle S and SW-facing slope. Identified in centre-line testing (10E0298) in Area 4 of the N5 Ballaghaderreen bypass as a burnt mound (dims 8m E-W; 5m N-S; max. T 0.35m), which was set aside for further work as a part of Bockagh 3. (Janes and Delaney 2010a, 9) It was completely excavated (10E0378) when the mound (dims 5.1m x 3.6m; T 0.4m) overlay an oval trough (dims 2.3m x 1.3m; D 0.57m) cut in the silty clay subsoil. It was cut by a rectangular trough (dims 1.4m x 1.15m; D 0.28m). Both troughs were filled with stone from the burnt mound. Fulacht fia (RO008-072001-) is c. 5m to the E, while the burnt mound (RO008-072003-) is c. 10m to the N. Further afield the fulacht fia (RO008-071----) is c. 100m to the W and the burnt mounds (RO008-073001-; RO008-073002-; RO008-073003-) are c. 80m to the ESE. (Kyle, J. and Delaney, S. 2011f) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 February, 2012