Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Newtown (rathdown By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (rathdown By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26784, -6.30278
- SMR number
- DU022-115----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A burnt mound was identified during archaeological monitoring at Rathfarnham Golf-Club (Reid 2002, 116-117). It was located to the W of the Owendoher River. It was associated with several stone-filled pits one of which was a probable trough for a fulacht fiadh. Four posts were identified in the corners of this subrectangular pit. A sample of charcoal from the pit produced a date of 3700+_60BP.
Nearby in the register
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Watchtowerunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.