The site at Ballyglass West Townland, County Mayo was included in the Record of Monuments and Historic Places as MA063:053 – Fulacht Fiadh. In addition to the recorded fulacht fiadh, a terrace, possibly containing hut sites, was identified in the Environmental Impact Statement. T
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The enclosure (RMP No. MA062:058) was located on the eastern end of an elevated glacial ridge, which was higher to the west and allowed commanding views to the north, east and south. It is marked on the first edition O.S. 6 inch scale map (1838) with a road cutting the site to th
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These burnt pits were newly identified in Cloonaghboy town land, Co Mayo, during centreline testing (A020/003), in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass. As they were within the area of the road take, full excavation was required. The site was excavated by a te
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This series of pits and burnt spread was newly discovered in Sonnagh townland, 3 km south-west of Charlestown, Co Mayo1. It was located on a gravel rise at the eastern edge of a shallow east/west peat basin, at an altitude of 72 m OD and was 20 m east of the Early Neolithic struc
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This potential archaeological pit was identified in Sonnagh townland, Co Mayo during centre-line testing in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass and is likely to be associated with a series of seven pits excavated 40m to the north-east (Sonnagh XIII2). It was
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This fulacht fiadh was newly discovered in Sonnagh townland, Co Mayo, during archaeological monitoring of contractors excavations in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass1. This site was newly identified during archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal by th
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This fulacht fiadh consisted of a burnt mound, which overlay a large trough and a pit with associated smaller features. The trough was rectangular in plan with rounded corners. It measured 2.8 m by 1.5 m by 0.45 m deep and was cut directly into the natural boulder clay. The troug
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This burnt spread was newly identified during centreline testing and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass. This burnt spread of a possible fulacht fiadh was enveloped in peat and consisted of a deposit of burnt stone and charcoal with no
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This site consisted of an oval-shaped spread of burnt stone enveloped in peat and a second smaller deposit of burnt stone. The spread measured 12 m by 5.5 m and was 0.45 m thick. It consisted of burnt stone in a matrix of peat with occasional inclusions of charcoal. The second sm
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This site was excavated in May 2006. It was newly identified during centreline testing and was fully excavated in advance of the construction of the N5 Charlestown Bypass. This burnt spread of a possible fulacht fiadh was enveloped in peat and consisted of a deposit of b
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This fulacht fiadh was set in a peat basin and subsequent to its use it was covered by peat. It consisted of a well preserved wood and moss-lined trough and a random concentration of timbers some of which were worked. The trough was rectangular in plan with overal measure
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This fulacht fiadh was set in a peat basin and subsequent to its use it was covered by peat. It was located adjacent to another fulacht fiadh (Sonnagh III, E3345) at 71 m OD and consisted of a substantial wood-lined trough partly overlain by a crescent-shaped burnt mound. Two adj
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