What is recorded here

Fire and water danced inside the horseshoe mound near Gleninagh tower house, heating stones until they cracked and hissed. People may have gathered there to cook, clean or mark a feast, while the storm beach waited beyond the pasture. The mound still stands tall enough to touch, preserving the shape of that repeated labor.

On level pastureland just S of a storm beach and c. 50m NE of Gleninagh tower house (CL002-007001-). Hachured on the 1915 OS 6-inch map. A well-preserved classic horseshoe-shaped mound (24.8 NE–SW x 23.8m; av. H 1.8m; max. H 2.6m to WNW) of small burnt friable stone. The trough area (c. 9m NE-SW x 4m) opens to the SW. A small limekiln is built into the N side of the monument. Two further possible fulachtaí fia (CL002-007005- and CL002-007006-) are located c. 60m to W and 60m to SW respectively. A small dilapidated wedge tomb (CL002-007008-) is centrally located between the three. The following images have been uploaded: CL002-007004-_01.jpeg View of fulacht fia from SE. CL002-007004-_02.jpeg View from S. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 1 December 2020

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