Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Beenreagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Beenreagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.05853, -8.92631
- SMR number
- CO040-126----
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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 overgrown marshy ground beside road. Heavily overgrown, possibly circular mound, composed of dark soil and some brittle stones beneath c.0.3m of humic soil. According to local information, there is a hollow inthe centre. Nature of site uncertain but possibly a fulacht fiadh.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.