What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Currinah is a fulacht fia in Currinah, County Roscommon, Ireland. Excavated during 2006 for the N5 Charlestown by-pass, it occupies a basin at the base of a north-facing slope. An irregular mound of fire-cracked stones covers a stone-lined trough with rounded corners and stakes. Charcoal from the trough produced C14 dates of 895-797 Cal.

Identified in centre-line testing, and excavated (E3356) as a part of Currinah I during 2006 as part of the N5 Charlestown by-pass. Situated in a basin at the base of a N-facing slope. An irregularly-shaped mound (dims 12m N-S; 9.45m E-W; T 0.2m) of fire-cracked stones overlay a stone-lined trough (dims 2m x 1.35m; D 0.3m) with rounded corners augmented with stakes. Worked flint and chert pieces were recovered, and charcoal from the trough produced C14 dates of 895-797 Cal. BC. Fulacht fia (RO008C035002-) is c. 35m to the ENE. (Kerrigan 2009b, Area I; Kerrigan and Gillespie 2010a, 126-9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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