What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Carrowkeel (tirerrill By., Templevanny Ed) is a fulacht fia in Carrowkeel (tirerrill By., Templevanny Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The site appears in a wetland area on the west side of a road. It is one of six locations identified during summer 1998 road works. The remains measure 7.7m in length and contain compact stone within blackened soil 0.6m deep.

In a wetland area, on the W side of a road. One of a cluster of six sites (SL040-03002-; SL040-03003-; SL040-03102-; SL040-03103-; SL040-23002-) found during monitoring of the realignment of the N4 road from Hollybrook Estate to Castlebaldwin in the Summer of 1998 (Desmond 1998, 10-11). This fulacht fia was discovered in section under the sod and a thin layer of topsoil and peat. It measured 7.7m in length and consisted of a layer of compact stone within blackened soil (D 0.6m) which tapered to N and S. Underneath this material were seen the ends of two wooden planks (Wth 0.3m; T 0.11m) and three wooden pegs. Following recording the site was covered with geo-textile, peat and topsoil and remains undisturbed. (Desmond 2000, 183-4) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.