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Fulacht fia in Killoran (Moyne parish) is a fulacht fia in Killoran (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. Excavation on the west-facing slope revealed a truncated horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material measuring 8 to 10 metres long, 7.8 metres wide and 0.11 metres deep. The north-south aligned site contained a sub-oval trough holding fire-cracked stone and charcoal-rich soil, with charcoal dated to 1750-1410 BC.

Situated on the W-facing slope of a low rise of ground in undulating countryside. Fulacht fia discovered during topsoil stripping, no surface trace visible prior to excavation. Site consisted of a truncated horsehoe-shaped mound (L 8m-10m; Wth 7.8m; D 0.11m) of burnt material orientated N-S with a sub-oval trough (L 1.53m; Wth 1.14m; D 0.24m) which had been backfilled with fire-cracked stone and charcoal-rich soil. A fragment of animal tooth was recovered from the trough area. An area of in situ burning or a hearth (L 2.8m x Wth 1.17m) was uncovered 4m S of the mound (Stevens 1998, Killoran 5, 172). Charcoal from the trough was radiocarbon dated to 1750-1410 BC (Stevens 1999, 139). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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