Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Knockans Upper, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockans Upper
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.02551, -9.02418
- SMR number
- CL010-142----
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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 a slight rise in a low-lying area, with a strong-flowing stream to the N and a NE-SW running hazel-covered ridge to the NW. Listed as ‘Fulachta fia’ in the RMP (1996), on the basis of a map annotation by Tom Coffey (1994, SMR file), indicating three fulachtaí fia here. This well-preserved fulacht fia comprises a vegetation-covered, horseshoe-shaped mound (21m E-W; 16m N-S; H 1-1.7m) which is open to the N enclosing a shallow internal area (L c. 6m; Wth 2m). There is a later NE-SW field wall along the SE side of the mound. No other fulachtaí fia were found at this location. A fulacht fia (CL010-148----) lies c. 125m to the SW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 31 May 2023
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.