What is recorded here
On a ridge in rocky scrub beside a spring well and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL009-227004-). Noted by Tom Coffey c. 1994 (SMR file). A fulacht fia comprising a mound of burnt limestone and ash (7.2m NNW-SSE; 6-8.5m ENE-WSW; H 1.2m), with evidence for troughs at the NNW and ESE. The NNW trough is defined by a protruding stone (L 1.25m; H 0.55m; T 0.06m) with a slight depression to its S. The ESE trough is legible as a slight depression. A temporary stream curves around the E and SE sides of the monument. A second fulacht fia (CL005-190002-) is located c. 5m to the SE on the far side of the stream.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell
Date of upload: 14 October 2025
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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