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Fulacht fia

Gleninagh North, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Gleninagh North, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gleninagh North
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1915)
Coordinates
53.13804, -9.20517
SMR number
CL002-007004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On level pastureland just S of a storm beach and c. 50m NE of Gleninagh tower house (CL002-007001-). Hachured on the 1915 OS 6-inch map. A well-preserved classic horseshoe-shaped mound (24.8 NE–SW x 23.8m; av. H 1.8m; max. H 2.6m to WNW) of small burnt friable stone. The trough area (c. 9m NE-SW x 4m) opens to the SW. A small limekiln is built into the N side of the monument. Two further possible fulachtaí fia (CL002-007005- and CL002-007006-) are located c. 60m to W and 60m to SW respectively. A small dilapidated wedge tomb (CL002-007008-) is centrally located between the three.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL002-007004-_01.jpeg View of fulacht fia from SE.
CL002-007004-_02.jpeg View from S.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 1 December 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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