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Fulacht fia in Mangerton

Fulacht fia
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In rough hill pasture, on the SW-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain, overlooking the valley of the Owbaun River to the SW. A horseshoe-shaped mound (8.8m E-W; 7m N-S; H 0.8m) of burnt material which is denuded at SW. The opening (c. 3.3m NE-SW) faces a stream to the NW. Some gorse bushes grow on the grass-covered mound. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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