County: Cork Site name: Scarteen Lower
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 12E0135
Author: Aidan Harte
Site type: Burnt spreads/possible fulachta fiadh
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 531866m, N 607742m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.217221, -8.997103
Monitoring was carried out at the site from 29 March to 18 April, 2012, ahead of the development of a 2.5ha site. There were no upstanding remains on the site, the nearest being two fulachta fiadh (CO014-092 and CO014-093) to the east and north-east. A substantial area, 47m x 30m, was identified as a burnt spread, beneath 0.14-0.6m of topsoil.
The area was divided by recent agricultural drains but at least four separate burnt spreads, and possibly as many as seven, were identified. One hearth was located at the north-west and another possible hearth at the south-west. Two possible troughs and a potential post-hole were also identified and the spreads were interspersed with redeposited natural clays (probable up-cast). It was therefore surmised, following the monitoring phase, that this site was a large complex of fulachta fiadh. The subsequent excavation of these features was carried out by IAC Ltd (see below No. 120).
Munster Archaeology, Ballymacredmond, Butlerstown, Bandon, Co. Cork
