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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13799, -9.20614
- SMR number
- CL002-007005-
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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 c. 25m S of a storm beach and c. 30m to NNW of Gleninagh tower house (CL002-007001-). An oval NW–SE orientated mound (L 8.6m; max. Wth 6.2m; H 0.5m) of grassed-over stone. A larger more well-defined fulacht fia (CL002-007004-) is located c. 60m to the W and a further possible example (CL002-007006-) lies c. 45m to SSW. A small dilapidated wedge tomb (CL002-007008-) is centrally located between the three.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 1 December 2020
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.