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Fulacht fia

Kilmacshane (Turbett), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Kilmacshane (Turbett), County Galway, 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
Kilmacshane (Turbett)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22602, -8.04090
SMR number
GA101-076----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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

In low-lying reclaimed pastureland to the S of an area of wood and bog land. On inspection in April 1992 this fulacht fia was defined by a well-preserved horseshoe-shaped mound (13.2m N-S; 12.8m N-S; H 0.8m). A central hollow (7.4m E-W; 4m N-S) marked the trough area. The N part of the hollow had been disturbed by livestock and some burnt stone, ash and black earth was exposed. On re-inspection in April 2008 the mound was badly poached and eroded, particularly on the W side where a round feeder had been formerly located. There are three other fulachta fia in this area - see also GA101-077----, GA101-078---- and GA101-079----.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 26 November 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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