Fulacht fia in Lackeel

In deciduous plantation, c. 100m W of river. Oval mound of burnt material (7m N-S; 6.6m E-W; H 0.72m); slight indentation in S side. Drain running along NW side of site has possibly truncated mound; burnt material (D 0.6m) visible in section in drain. Redeposited burnt material noted in gap in field fence immediately N of site. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 376), who noted that 'the burned stones on the surface have been removed'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009