Fulacht fia in Carhoomeengar West

In wet boggy pasture, on level ground overlooking the headwaters of Kenmare Bay. An oval mound (5m E-W; 4m N-S; H 0.55m) of burnt material is visible above the surface of the bog on the N bank of a stream. The mound material is exposed by the stream at S. A fulacht fia (KE084-060----) lies c. 25m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011