County: Tyrone Site name: Killybracken
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: AE/18/182
Author: András Hindli
Site type: Fulacht fiadh
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 678219m, N 859588m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 54.478727, -6.793063
Archaeological works were carried out in advance of the development of the Gas to the West pipeline project at Plot 40.02, Killybracken, County Tyrone.
The identified site consisted of a fulacht fiadh (burnt spread and wood-lined trough). This feature was irregular in plan (8.7m x 5.8m x 0.03-0.26m), heavily ploughed and truncated by several modern drains. A wood-lined trough was identified underneath the north-eastern portion of the burnt spread. The trough was sub-oval in plan, measuring 1.7m x 1.1m x 0.3m. This feature was directly truncated by a modern drain running through the upper fill north-west/south-eastwards. The wood lining consisted of several irregular planks of different dimensions (1m x 0.2m x 0.03m average), orientated east-west. A small number of flint debitage were identified on the surface and within the burnt spread material.
All of the archaeological features were fully excavated. Post-excavation works are ongoing.
John Cronin & Associates, Burnside, St Oran Rd, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
