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Fulacht fia in Lecarrow (murrisk By.)

Fulacht fia
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Situated at the extreme south-eastern end of a flat peaty basin known locally as ‘Lough na bPoll’. The fulacht fia is overlooked by higher ground on the south-western, southern and eastern sides. It is a roughly oval mound (E–W 5.6m, NNE–SSW 4.3m, H 0.35–0.4m max.) with a lunate depression on the south-south-western side. The mound is mantled by a thick covering of peat up to 0.25m thick, beneath which is an impenetrable layer of angular fire-fractured stone. A second fulacht fia (MA085-005007-) lies c. 20m to NNW. The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 29 November 2018

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