What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Fortmoy is a fulacht fia in Fortmoy, County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2002 inventory recorded poorly preserved remains of a partially destroyed horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material, measuring 12 metres north-south and 7.5 metres east-west, with a shallow opening 4 metres wide at the southwest. The site occupied poorly drained land with a marshy area to the south, and another fulacht fia stood 17 metres to the north.

Situated on poorly drained land with a marshy area to the S. The poorly preserved remains of a partially destroyed horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (dims. 12m N-S; 7.5m E-W) with a shallow opening (Wth 4m) at SW. Another fulacht fia (TN007-067001) is located 17m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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