Fulacht fia in Curraghnalaght

In pasture. Grass-covered mound of burnt material (40m NE-SW; 18m NW-SE; H0.45m). Visible in aerial photograph (CASAP) as horseshoe-shaped soil mark. Second fulacht fiadh (CO062-212---) 28m to W. Archaeological test-trenching here confirmed the presence of the badly disturbed remains of a fulacht fia (pers. comm. D. Sutton). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009