Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Coolcloher West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcloher West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulacht Fiadh (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.14452, -9.04048
- SMR number
- CO030-052----
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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, c. 100m NW of stream. Grass-covered spread of burnt material, cut by drain along SE side. Burnt material (L 10m; D 1m) visible in section in drain. One of three fulachta fiadh, two of which were levelled, recorded by Bowman (1934, 278) on D. Guerin's land (see 10576, 10577).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.