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Fulacht fia

Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Lusk, County Dublin, 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
Lusk
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.52909, -6.15997
SMR number
DU008-082----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (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

Pre-development excavations in 2003 revealed a fulacht fia. It was located in a low-lying field near a stream. It appeared as a spread of charcoal -rich soil with burnt stone (L 5m, Wth 3.4m, ). A total of 89 features were identified during the excavation including a large cut that contained two layers of burnt stone material. These sealed a layer containing well preserved organic material including leaves, nuts and other macro-fossils. An earth-cut trough was identified in the SW corner of the site associated with stake-holes (Larsson, E 2006, 171).

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Larsson, E. 2004 'Ballycullen, Oldcourt'. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2002: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 180-81. Bray. Wordwell.

Larsson, E. 2009 Bective Abbey. Site of medieval abbey. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2006: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 398, No. 1506. Dublin, Wordwell

Nearby in the register

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

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