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One fulacht fiadh and one small burnt spread were newly identified in Sonnagh Townland, Co. Mayo during the monitoring of the topsoil/peat removal by the contractors (E3528).1 The peat was removed using a 360ยบ track machine with a 2m wide toothless bucket.

archaeology | dating (measuring) | archaeological excavation report

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Object Archaeological excavation report,  E3359 Sonnagh X + XII,  County Mayo.has no cover

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

archaeology | dating (measuring) | archaeological excavation report

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Object Archaeological excavation report,  E3347 Sonnagh V,  County Mayo.has no cover

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

archaeology | dating (measuring) | archaeological excavation report

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Object Archaeological excavation report,  E3346 Sonnagh IV,  County Mayo.has no cover