Fulacht fia in Cashel Upper

In 1986, a small group of fulachta fiadh was reported in the townlands of Cashel Upper and Lack East (SMR file). Subsequently, some 23 fulachta fiadh (MA070-053001- to MA070-053015 and MA070-053017 to MA053-024----) were identified, located along a c. 700m long portion of a small stream separating the townlands of Cashel Lower and Cashel Upper to the east from Lack East and Lack West to the west: some were only visible in section faces because of the realignment of the stream to form a drainage channel and were covered by up to one metre of peat (Buckley and Lawless 1987, 32-36). Two of the fulachta fiadh provided material suitable for Carbon 14 dating and yielded dates of 830 (+/- 50) B.C and1360 (+/- 40) B.C. (Buckley and Lawless 1988, 23-25). MA070-053012- was reported in the S half of the group. Along the E bank of a small NNE-flowing stream. A small subcircular grass-covered area (diams. 6m E-W; 5m N-S) is almost clear of the rushes which surround it to N, E and S, and contains traces of burnt stone. A small patch of rushes to W of centre may be the location of a trough. Date of visit: 7-3-2025 Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy