Fulacht fia in Tombrickane

Located on low-lying poorly drained land with bog to the N and well-drained pasture to the S. The present remains consist of a large horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material (dims. 10m N-S; 12m E-W; H 1.5m) with a shallow depression in the S face of the mound. A smaller fulacht (TN007-037003) is located 4m to the S. One of a group of three. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008