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Fulacht fia in Rathpatrick (galmoy By.)

Fulacht fia

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Six fulachta fiadh emerged along the NE bank of a hidden stream when marshy ground was drained in 2018. This one lies 7m SW of its nearest neighbour, a low mound of fire-cracked stones and charcoal-rich soil, partially ploughed out but still visible at 0.27m high. The alignment suggests repeated use beside water, perhaps for cooking, cleansing or gathering, though the people who tended it have left no names behind.
In flat, low-lying terrain on a slight rise of ground immediately NE of a stream, now covered, running NW-SE. Ground formerly very wet and marshy but reclaimed early summer 2018 when the field was drained and seeded with grass. This and five other fulachta fiadh (KK008-203----; KK008-205----; KK008-206----; KK008-207----; KK008-208----) were exposed during the reclamation work. They form a roughly linear alignment along the NE bank of the stream. Located 7m to SW of KK008-203---- and 42m NW of KK008-205----. Partially ploughed out, evident as a low mound (dims. 21m NW-SE; 16m NE-SW; H 0.27m) composed of small fire-cracked stones and charcoal rich soil. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 11 September 2018

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