Fulacht fia in Islands (galmoy By.)

In a marshy field on the edge of wetlands to the W. Excavated in 2006 in advance of the M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme (Excavation licence no. E2387). A mound (15.5m E-W; 17m N-S; D 0.37m) of compact sandy silt with frequent charcoal and heat-shattered stone. It overlay three small pits filled by similar silt, charcoal and heat affected stone. A sample of charcoal from the mound returned a radiocarbon date of 1670-1490 cal BC (Poz-23536). (Hardy 2009, 266-7, no. 1040; Hardy and Green 2009) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 October 2013