"Fulacht Fiadh" cooking pit, Irish... © David Hawgood

T0122 : "Fulacht Fiadh" cooking pit, Irish National Heritage Park

taken 14 years ago, 4 km WNW of Wexford, Co Wexford, Ireland

"Fulacht Fiadh" cooking pit, Irish National Heritage Park

There are many remains of this type of pit in Ireland, over 4,000, and many theories about the way they were used. They were in use from 1500 B.C. up to medieval times. The most common theory is that meat - particularly venison - was placed in water in the pit, stones were heated in fires and thrown into the pit, and the meat cooked. Similar pits can be seen at the Tomb of the Eagles in the Orkneys.
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Grid Square: T0122, 36 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Hawgood (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 29 March, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 16 April, 2009
Category: Heritage centre (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: T 011 225 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:20.7517N 6:31.0228W
Camera Location: Irish: T 011 225
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)