During routine archaeological monitoring in February 2014, carried out as a condition attached to forestry planning permission, a fulacht fia came to light in a test trench. A fulacht fia is a type of prehistoric cooking or industrial site, typically consisting of a mound of fire-cracked stones accumulated over repeated use, often associated with water-heating through the dropping of hot stones into a trough. They are among the most common archaeological monuments in Ireland, yet most go unnoticed until ground is disturbed.

This particular example measured 6.9 metres by 0.3 metres and was found approximately 20 metres east of a north-south running field drain. Its composition was characteristic of the type: heat-shattered stone set within a charcoal-enriched silt matrix, the residue of sustained, repeated burning and quenching over what may have been centuries of use. The work was carried out by archaeologists Doherty and Jones, and once the trench had been properly examined and recorded, it was backfilled. A buffer zone was established around the monument, ensuring that the afforestation proceeding around it will leave this small, unremarkable-looking area untouched.