Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Horsemount North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Horsemount North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulachta Fiadh (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.05640, -8.97634
- SMR number
- CO039-117003-
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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, on E side of stream. Hachured on 1936 OS 6-inch map as circular mound on N side of field fence. This mound (diam. c. 3m; H 0.5m) is part of larger irregular mound of burnt material (L 11m; Wth 6m; H c. 2m) which extends S under field fence. One of group of three fulachta fiadh (CO039-11701-; CO039-11702-).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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.