County: Kerry Site name: DROMIN, Fossa
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 66:13, 66:14 Licence number: 01E0010
Author: Avril Purcell, Sheila Lane & Associates
Site type: Fulacht fia
Period/Dating: Undetermined
ITM: E 491473m, N 592458m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.073417, -9.583146
The development site is within the zone of archaeological potential of two sites, an enclosure and a fulacht fiadh, both of which have been levelled. It is proposed to preserve the site of the enclosure as a green area within the development and to incorporate the fulacht fiadh into the centre of a roundabout, where it will be maintained as a green area at the centre of the encircling road. The site is an irregular shape, divided into two areas; both archaeological sites are located in the north-eastern portion.
Seven test-trenches were excavated across the site. Deposits associated with the fulacht fiadh were revealed in two of the trenches. The spread of mound material truncated by plough-furrows in these trenches indicated that the levelled mound extended beyond the depiction of the site on the six-inch OS map (1894). A charcoal-speckled spread, which may have been derived from agricultural activity, was revealed in a third trench. In the remaining four trenches no features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed. In advance of development proceeding further archaeological consultation will be undertaken.
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