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Fulacht fia

Curraheen (Cork By., Inishkenny Par.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Curraheen (Cork By., Inishkenny Par.), County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Curraheen (Cork By., Inishkenny Par.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.87599, -8.57126
SMR number
CO073-136----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Three oval pits filled with heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil and one small deposit of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil were identified during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of the N22 Ballincollig Bypass and were excavated in 2002. The deposit (L 0.22m; Wth 0.2m; T 0.09m) was oval in shape. Pit 1 (L 0.91m; Wth 0.59m; D 0.14m) had sloping sides and a flat base. Pit 2 (L 1.43m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.07m) also had sloping sides and a flat base. It was found 0.7m to the SE of pit 1. Pit 3 (L 1m; Wth 0.52m; D 0.17m) had sloping sides and a concave base. It was found c. 3m S of pit 2 and had been partially cut by a field drain. A charcoal sample from the base of pit 1 was dated to the Iron Age (185 cal. BC - AD 85 cal.). A fulacht fia (CO073-135----) c. 60m to the N was also excavated. (Russell 2004b, 77, site 2; Russell 2004e, 1-54)

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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