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Fulacht fia

Cloheen (Carbery East (E.D.) By., Kilgarriff Par.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Cloheen (Carbery East By., Kilgarriff 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
Cloheen (Carbery East (E.D.) By., Kilgarriff Par.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
51.61506, -8.91089
SMR number
CO135-148----

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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

In a ploughed field on level terrain, immediately to the SW of Clonakilty town. A circular spread of black soil and heat shattered stone visible on the SE side of a field and townland bounday (Miles townland). The levelled fulacht fia is on the bank of a stream which runs alongside the field boundary.

Compiled by: Matt Kelleher

Date of upload: 27 February 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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