What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Killoran (Moyne parish) is a fulacht fia in Killoran (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2002 inventory records the site on flat bogland, where road-works trenching revealed a 10.6-metre east-west burnt mound, 0.51 metres deep. That mound sealed an irregular trough 1.67 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep, filled with fire-cracked stone and charcoal-rich silt.

Situated on flat bogland. The site was identified during trench cutting for an embankment road and was only partially excavated due to health and safety restrictions. It consisted of a large burnt mound (dims. 10.6m E-W; 0.51m D) sealing an irregular-shaped trough (Wth 1.67m; D 0.3m) which was filled with fire-cracked stone and charcoal-rich silt. (Stevens 1999, Killoran 400, 99-100) 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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