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Burnt mound in Fetherneen

Burnt mound
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On the E bank of a stream. A thin layer (L c. 8m; T 0.015m) of heat-shattered stones and dark soil is visible in section in the stream bank at a depth of 0.2m below the sod. The burnt material overlies a layer of cream-coloured clay. There is a second burnt spread (SL025-165003-) c. 20m to S and a fulacht fia (SL025-165001-) c. 30m to NNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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