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On level ground in a low-lying plain of the River Gaul. Discovered during the monitoring of the construction of a third tailings pond at Galmoy Mines in 2006 (Excavation licence no. 06E0298). An area (c. 18m x 19m) of burnt stones and ash deposits surrounding a central trough that sat within a bowl-shaped depression. Numerous satellite features were also found. The monument was preserved in situ under a layer of geotextile, a layer of hardcore and topsoil. Another fulacht fia (KK003-044----) was discovered c. 35 m to the NW. (O’Connor 2006; 2009, no. 1006, 256)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 30 September 2013
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