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Fulacht fia

Fahee North, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Fahee 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
Fahee North
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.04508, -9.03840
SMR number
CL010-124----

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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

In a low-lying damp area of mixed rough pasture and woodland, with higher ground and exposed bedrock immediately to NE-E-S, a spring nearby to the NE, and to the E and W of which small streams flow NNE. Reported separately by Tom Coffey and Donncha Ó Dúlaing (SMR file). Listed in the RMP (1996) as one of several ‘Fulachta fiadh’ in this vicinity (including CL010-124002-, CL010-124003- and CL010-124004-). This subcircular fulacht fia is defined by a grass-covered mound (12m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE; H 1.1-1.4m), the edge of which is ill defined NNW-NE. In the centre of the mound is a depression (D 0.7m) which is partly overgrown by hazel and blackthorn. There are two other fulachtaí fia very close by; one (CL010-124002-) 27m to the SE and the second (CL010-124003-) c. 35m to the SE. A third fulacht fia (CL010-124004-) lies c. 195m to the SE.

See attached images:
• CL010-124----_01.JPG Fulacht fia viewed from the SW.
• CL010-124----_02.JPG Fulacht fia viewed from the SE.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 26 May 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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