Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Ballynakelly,Commons Little, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakelly,Commons Little
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29710, -6.49265
- SMR number
- DU021-095----
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Archaeological testing in 2001 identified heat cracked stones which probably derived from a fulacht fiadh (Tobin 2003, 91). This site was excavated in 2003. A narrow trough was revealed (L 1.2m, Wth 0.80m). No artefacts were recovered (Tobin 2006, 107).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Font (present location)under 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.