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In 2005, archaeological monitoring (Licence no. 05E0442: www.excavations.ie) of topsoil-stripping associated with the construction of the Millennium Park Western Link Road identified a fulacht fia on the edge of a natural peat basin. It was subsequently excavated (Licence no. 05E0524: www.excavations.ie). A low, probably originally U-shaped mound (dims. L 8m N-S; Wth 6.8m) was composed of burnt sandstone, charcoal and peaty clay. A shallow rectangular trough (dims. L 1.5m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.2m) at the N edge contained a stake hole in each corner, suggesting it once contained a wooden structure. Some 23 stake-holes were found immediately S of the trough, of which 13 formed the outline of an oval structure. Material from the mound yielded a radiocarbon date of 3869 6 52 BP (2480-2190 cal BC at 2 sigma), while material from the trough returned 3926 6 71 BP (2620-2190 cal BC at 2 sigma). A second fulacht fia (KD019-028----) lay c. 400m to the W.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
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