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Fulacht fia

Dromnea, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Dromnea, 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
Dromnea
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.58901, -9.66691
SMR number
CO129-018----

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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)
  • 1868 · 4. 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

Horseshoe-shaped mound (10m NW-SE ; 6m NE-SW) of burnt material levelled during land reclamation and partially excavated by Cleary (1986, 49-54) in May-June 1984. Excavation was confined to N portion of mound and revealed stone-lined trough (2.15m NE-SW; 1.25m NW-SE ), trapezoidal in shape; hearth (max. dims. 2.2m NE-SW ; 1.6m NW-SE ) enclosed by stone built revetment. Possible revetment of mound to N. Sample of charcoal from hearth was radiocarbon dated to the Later Bronze Age (3090+_35 BP).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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

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

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