What emerged was the trace of a fulacht fia, a type of prehistoric cooking site found in considerable numbers across Ireland, typically identified by a mound of fire-cracked stone and charcoal left behind after repeated use. The principle was straightforward: stones were heated in a fire and dropped into a water-filled trough to bring it to a boil, a method used across many centuries of later prehistory.

The material here was uncovered under excavation licence 17E0049 and extended only about three metres within a single trench, suggesting the site is modest in scale. Its location close to a field drain, in ground that remains wet and boggy, fits the wider pattern for such sites, which were almost always placed near a reliable water source. The same land drain that runs through the area may have partially disturbed the deposit, meaning what survives is likely only a portion of what was originally laid down.