What is recorded here

Fulacht fia in Gortnahalla is a fulacht fia in Gortnahalla, County Tipperary, Ireland. The grass-covered mound measures 14.8 metres north to south and 12 metres east to west, rises 0.5 metres, contains burnt material and faces west through a 4 metre opening. A rushy waterlogged depression 3 metres north to south, 5.5 metres east to west and 0.3 metres deep lies in the west face and marks the possible trough location. The site is on flat poorly drained grassland, with an old silted stream or drain running east to west immediately to the south into a dried pond to the west, and a ringfort 80 metres to the north.

On flat poorly drained grassland with course of old silted up stream or drain immediately to S running E-W into an old pond now dried up to W. Ringfort (TN040-) located 80m to N. A grass-covered, horseshoe-shaped mound (dims. 14.8m N-S; 12m E-W; H 0.5m) of burnt material, with a W-facing opening (Wth 4m). Rushy waterlogged depression (dims. 3m N-S x 5.5m E-W; D 0.3m) in W face of horseshoe-shaped mound marks possible location of trough. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 16 October 2013

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