Fulacht fia in Richmond

In 2000 archaeological excavation by Donald Murphy revealed four fulacht fiadh , the third fulacht consisted of a spread of burnt material measuring 6m x 6.4m. A trough (dims. 1.06m x 1.6m) was visible S of the spread. A charcoal sample taken from this trough returned a radiocarbon date of 2139-1949 BC. Two series of post-holes, which were sealed by the burnt material, was exposed to the E, W and N of the trough (Bennett 2002, 324). Carried out under licence No's 00E0216/217/218 (Bennett 2002, 324). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008