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A spread (9.72m E-W; 7.08m N-S; D 0.28m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was discovered during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and was excavated in 2002. Excavation revealed a sub-oval trough (1.78m E-W; 0.77m N-S; D 0.7m), the base of which was cut into a natural gravel layer. A layer of sand on the base of the trough may have been a platform for some type of waterproof lining. A NE-SW linear alignment of stake-holes, possibly the remains of a screen, was found along the periphery of the spread. A further cluster of stake-holes to the NW did not form any discernible pattern. A metalled surface was also found, partly overlying the trough. Another fulacht fia (CO073-112----) lies c. 70m to the SE. A Bronze Age building (CO073-114----) and numerous miscellaneous excavated features (CO073-117----) lie c. 230m to the SE. (Danaher and Cagney 2003; Danaher 2004j, 56)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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