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
- 53.22625, -8.03449
- SMR number
- GA101-078----
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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
In rough level pastureland. This fulacht fia is defined by a subcircular mound (10m NW-SE; 5.55m NE-SW) of burnt material which is best preserved at NE and SE. A slight depression (3.65m NE-SW; 2.5m NW-SE; D 0.10m-0.15m) at NW may mark the trough area. The trough is not open and the termini of the 'horns' at either side are not defined as the monument is truncated by a hut/house site (GA101-078001-) to the NW. This is the easternmost of four fulachta fia - see also GA101-076----, GA101-077---- and GA101-079----.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 26 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Road - class 2 togherunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.