Fulacht fia in Drumcaw (trough By.)

Situated in a relatively low-lying position in an undulating landscape with drumlins. Archaeological testing (12E0068) in advance of an improvement of the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale road identified a burnt mound which was designated Drumcaw 1 (O’Hara 2012a, 6) and fully resolved (12E0220) subsequently (O’Hara 2012b). It appeared as a single spread of burnt stone in a charcoal enriched clay matrix (diam. 6.3m E-W; 6m N-S; max. T 0.22m) which overlay the subsoil where there were three pronounced hollows (dims 3m x 1.4m; D 0.15m: 2.3m X 0.9m; D 0.15M; 2.6M X 1.1M; d 0.18m), A sample of alder charcoal from the most easterly pit which was cut by a N-S drain produced a C14 date of 3888 +- 30 BP (2470-2288 cal. BC). (O’Hara 2012b, 4, 24-4) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 January 2020 O’Hara, R. 2012a N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Improvement Scheme. Stage 1, Stage 2. Licence No. 12E0068. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning O’Hara, R. 2012b N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Improvement Scheme. Drumcaw 1 Stage III, Stage IV. Licence No. 12E0220. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning