Fulacht fia in Burrow OR Glennanummer

Testing was carried out by Tim Coughlan of Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd, under licence No. E2678, as part of an archaeological mitigation programme associated with the N6 Kilbeggan to Athlone dual carriageway. The site was identified during testing undertaken by Tim Coughlan of IAC Ltd in July 2005 (A016/029). The site was excavated in April 2006. An excavation area measuring 30m by 30m was opened. The site consisted of a burnt mound/fulacht fiadh. A shallow rectangular trough with the remains of fragmentary timber lining was identified. The trough was c. 2.1m long, c. 1.13m wide and c. 0.23m deep. The mound material was thin and scattered, showing significant disturbance (Bennett 2010, 570). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision : 23 November 2011