What is recorded here

Fulacht Fiadh marks a common Irish burnt mound, typically dating to the Middle Bronze Age around 1800 B.C. Thousands exist across the island, including County Cork, yet scholars still argue whether they served cooking, bathing, textile work or drink. The wet ground and self-filling troughs suggest people used water itself as a tool, perhaps on hunting trips or seasonal gatherings.

In rough grazing. Circular mound of burnt material (diam. 14m; H c. 2m) immediately NW of site of standing stone (CO049-016002-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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