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Fulacht fia in Moneyatta Commons

Fulacht fia
Fulacht fia in Moneyatta Commons
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Hot stones shattered sandstone inside the trough, proving the water boiled violent enough to break rock. Alder, ash, holly and elm fed that hidden fire long before housing wheels rolled over Moneyatta Commons. People likely gathered there to cook, clean or share warmth beneath an ordinary sky. The destroyed shape still resists forgetting because heat and memory both leave marks.
Archaeological monitoring of a housing site in 2001 revealed a badly destroyed trough of a fulacht fiadh. The trough (L1.56m, Wth 1.5m, D 0.27m) contained heat shattered sandstones. Analysis of the charcoal revealed the presence of alder , ash, holly and elm (Doyle 2003, 138).

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