County: Cork Site name: BALLINASPIG MORE
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 01E0546
Author: Donald Murphy, Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd.
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 563808m, N 569240m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.874174, -8.525593
In the process of test-trenching along the proposed route of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass an area of dark brown sand containing burnt stone was identified. The surrounding area was stripped of topsoil and the full extent of archaeological deposits was established. The principal fulacht deposit measured 8m by 2m and the maximum depth was 0.2m. Underlying the deposit was a subrectangular pit with dimensions of 2.5m by 2m and a maximum depth of 0.4m. The sides of the pit were generally gently sloping, although on the southern side the edge was close to vertical. The base was flat and the fill consisted of fulacht material. It seems probable that this pit would have functioned as a trough during usage of the fulacht. No finds were recovered and no deposits produced samples capable of providing radiocarbon dates.
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