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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
53.04485, -9.03807
SMR number
CL010-124002-

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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 low-lying rough pasture and overgrowth with wet ground immediately W-NE, and higher rocky ground N-E-SE. 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 CL010-124----, CL010-124003- and CL010-124004-). This subcircular fulacht fia (int. dims. 6m N-S; 6m E-W; ext. dims. 14m E-W; 12.5m N-S; H) is defined by a grass-covered bank (Wth 1.3-4m) of burnt stone and ash which is highest (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.8m) S-W. The bank has inner and outer facing stones; up to 0.45m high (S-SW) and 0.8m (at NW) respectively, and numerous slabs in the interior appear to be displaced from the inner facing. There are two other fulachtaí fia very close by; one (CL010-124----) 27m to the NW and the second (CL010-124003-) c. 14m to the SE. A third fulacht fia (CL010-124004-) lies c. 165m to the SE.

See attached image: CL010-124002-_01.JPG View of fulacht fia from the NE.

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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