Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Gleninagh North, County Clare, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (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
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.