Fulacht fia in Drom North

In rough grazing, on a gentle E-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (7.6m E-W; 6.2m N-S; H 0.65m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, partially covered by rushes. The opening (Wth 2.2m) faces S onto marshy ground. The fulacht fia is surrounded by blanket bog (D 0.2-0.4m). There is a hut site (CO115-111001-) c. 5m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009