What is recorded here

Melted rock and scorched soil still mark the place where people threw hot stones into water until it boiled. They may have cooked food, cleaned instruments or performed rites beside the now-dried well. The second fulacht fiadh and holy well nearby suggest a busy edge of settlement rather than a forgotten curiosity.

Grass-covered spread of burnt stones on level ground at the base of a hill. Second fulacht fiadh (CO084-08102-) and site of holy well (CO084-08103-) close by. Stream from well now dried up. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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