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A pit excavated by Ken Wiggins (02E0302) and described as 'a pit 1.1m long, 1m wide and 0.3m deep. The fill was crumbly, dark grey/brown, charcoal-rich clay containing numerous burnt stone fragments. The northern side of the pit was cut by a drain aligned north-east to south-west. The excavated length of the drain was 3.4m, and it was 0.8-0.9m wide and 0.15m deep. The fill was soft, grey, silty clay with no inclusions; toward the northern end the feature contained a number of flat limestone packing stones. Two stake-holes were found in the subsoil on either side of the drain, measuring 70mm by 60mm by 55mm deep and 50mm by 45mm by 60mm deep. No other in situ material was found on the site. The presence of burnt stone material in the pit fill indicates that the feature was related to a fulacht fiadh.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 2 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie/
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of Upload: 3 August 2012
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