County: Kerry Site name: RATHMORE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: —
Author: Mr. M. Ryan, Irish Antiquities Division, National Museum of Ireland.
Site type: Fulacht Fiadh
Period/Dating: Bronze Age (2200 BC-801 BC)
ITM: E 515168m, N 592857m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.081145, -9.237692
While developing a house-site, the trough of a fulacht fiadh was discovered. The bottom of the trough was formed of two adzed oak planks. One side and one end plank survived in situ and portion of another side plank came to light but was disturbed at the time of discovery. The bottom timbers were grooved to take the end board. At one corner the base of a post survived. A low mound of burned stones had existed at the site but this was destroyed before the investigations took place.
Ref. Ryan, M., Ros (Journal of Kerry Folklife). Christmas, 1974, 2 (Preliminary note).
