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Fulacht fia in Gortlahard (glanarought By., Cappagh Ed)

Fulacht fia
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In rough pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River to the SW and W. A sod-covered pear-shaped mound (4.7m NNW-SSE; 3.6m WSW-ENE; H 0.58m) of burnt material, 5m E of a stream; the narrow end of the mound is to the NNW. A relict field boundary (KE093-097001-) is c. 50m to the NW and three cairns (KE093-097003-, KE093-097004-, KE093-097005-) lie c. 70m to the WSW, c. 70m to the SW and c. 60m to the SSW, respectively. 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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