Fulacht fia in Glen

Situated in enclosed land on the flat bottom of a drained peat basin at southern foot of Knocknaveen (known locally as ‘Glan Hill’). The fulacht fia is located c. 28.5m to WSW of MA085-016001- . Another fulacht fia (MA085-016003-) lies 20m to SSW along a modern field drain. It comprises a scatter of heat-fractured stone (NNE– SSW c. 8m) visible on the surface of the recently ploughed field. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018