Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Shanaknock, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanaknock
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulacht Fiadh (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.07219, -9.10418
- SMR number
- CO039-036----
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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 marshy ground, c. 4m SW of stream. Circular mound of burnt material (diam. 12m; H 0.6m); possible opening (Wth 3m) faces NW. Probably the same site recorded by Broker (1937, 16) on Mrs Denis O'Connor's land; described as 'round, 4 yards across, 21/2 feet high, partially removed about 1930 to make fence'
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.