Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Rossacon, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rossacon
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulacht Fiadh (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.19756, -8.94140
- SMR number
- CO023-004----
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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 rough grazing, immediately S of drain and c. 150m W of Owenanare River. Partially levelled mound of burnt material. Remains consist of semicircular mound (14m NW-SE; 4m NE-SW; H 0.9m). Probably fulacht fiadh recorded by Bowman (1934, 184) in W. Noonan's land.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.