Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lusk
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.52174, -6.16003
- SMR number
- DU008-112----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavated in advance of Lusk Relief Road (Licence no. 02E1560) this was a ploughed out fulacht fia. The site occupied a low island in an area of poorly drained land and had four roughly cut troughs. (Johnston 2002).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
Johnston S. 2002, Archaeological excavation report, Lusk Relief Road, Lusk Co. Dublin (Licence no. 02E1560). Unpublished report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cremation pitunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.