Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Aughrim, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughrim
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.29506, -8.83152
- SMR number
- CO006-060----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as lime kiln; on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps as circular mound. Heavily overgrown mound (18m N-S; 18m E-W; H 3.85m), irregular in shape and height and incorporating circular mound of burnt material at N end. Apparently fulacht fiadh material reused in construction of lime kiln, which is now ruined. Slightly raised linear feature to SW may be remains of ramp of lime kiln.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.