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Fulacht fia

Milleencoola, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Milleencoola, 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
Milleencoola
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.68490, -9.43370
SMR number
CO118-102----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

Fulacht fiadh material found while carrying out test excavation at Milleencoola, Bantry Co. Cork. under licence 17E0444. Situated at the bottom of a large field of pasture and just to the south of a local road. A small stream runs just to the south of it. It had been highlighted by a geophysical survey- licence 17R0155. The full extent of this monument was not revealed but measures at least 12m E-W and 8m N-S.

Compiled by: Tony Miller

Date of upload: 29 January 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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