Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kilmacshane (turbett), County Galway, Ireland
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----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.