Fulacht fia in Derrygalun

In pasture. Roughly circular mound of burnt material (14.6m E-W; H 0.25m) with central depression (6m NE-SW; 3m NW-SE; D 0.5m); linear extension of mound (Wth 4.5m) to northwest (16.5m NW-SE, inclusive of mound width). According to local information, mound formerly higher and partially levelled c. 1955. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009