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Fulacht fia in Lecarrow (murrisk By.)

Fulacht fia
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Situated in the north-western face of the recent stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) 28.7m NE of MA085-005007-. No trace of the old stream course is visible. Situated on relatively flat ground towards head of outflow gully from ‘Lough na bPoll’. The fulacht fia comprises a layer of burnt stone is visible in the north-western section face of the deep V-shaped drainage cutting. As exposed in face of modern cutting, it measures NE–SW c. 3.6m, T 0.35m max. However, no visible surface trace of the fulacht fia survives on either bank of the cutting. 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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