These monuments, which typically date from the Bronze Age, are generally understood to have functioned as outdoor hearths where stones were heated in a fire and then dropped into a water-filled trough to bring it to the boil. They are among the most common archaeological site types in Ireland, yet most pass entirely unnoticed beneath fields and pasture, which is precisely what makes this one quietly interesting. It sits close to the coast, in ordinary farmland, concealing a use of this particular stretch of ground that may be several thousand years old.

The site was recorded in 1988, when it was visible as a spread of burnt stone with charcoal and black soil, measuring up to thirteen metres north to south and twelve metres east to west. Those dimensions place it at a reasonable size for this type of monument. The record was compiled by Geraldine Stout and later updated by Christine Baker, with the entry uploaded to the national record in April 2015. What makes the site's status slightly curious is that a geophysical survey of the wider Bremore headland, carried out under Licence number 06R050, did not identify it. Geophysical survey uses instruments to detect subsurface anomalies without breaking ground, and the failure of the survey to pick up a feature of this size is a reminder that such methods, useful as they are, do not catch everything.

The site lies under pasture and is not formally presented to visitors in any way. There is no signage or marked access point specific to the fulacht fia itself. The headland at Bremore is perhaps better known for its castle and coastal position north of Balbriggan, and a visit to the general area is straightforward enough by road. Anyone approaching with an interest in the fulacht fia should be aware that it sits on private agricultural land, and that what is visible at ground level, if anything at all remains apparent, would be subtle at best. The burnt stone spread recorded in 1988 may by now be even less legible beneath the turf. Its interest lies less in what can be seen and more in what the landscape quietly holds.