What is recorded here
In rough marshy pasture which is mainly covered with rushes, in a flat area between ridges to the N and S. There are no visible remains of this fulacht fia. According to local information, there was formerly a mound of burnt material here which was removed and scattered in the area. This is the fulacht fia measuring '10ft [3m] x 12[ft] [3.66m] x 3ft [0.91m] high' which was recorded in the 1940s in Dan Murphy's land (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry).
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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