Fulacht fia in Piercetown (rahelty Par.)

Situated at the base of the W-facing slope of a low N-S ridge on poorly drained pasture with a nearby stream to W. A low horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (dims. 14m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.65m) with a rectangular trough area (dims. 4m N-S; 5m E-W) to W. 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