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Fulacht fia

Kilmacshane (turbett), County Galway, Ireland

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Townland
Kilmacshane (turbett)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22650, -8.03817
SMR number
GA101-079----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 level pastureland, immediately to the S of woodland. This fulacht fia is defined by a roughly circular mound (9.5m E-W; 9m N-S; H 0.15-0.5m) which is best preserved from NE to SE; it is straightened slightly at W and N. An uneven depression (6.5m N-S; 4.25m E-W; Dth 0.2m) within the centre may indicate the trough area. An oval depression (6m ENE-WSW; 5m NNW-SSE; Dth 0.4m) adjoining the SSE edge is potentially a secondary trough. There is a small pond along the boundary of the field to the E. Two other fulachta fia (GA101-076---- and GA101-078----) lie c. 190m to the SW and c. 245m to the SE respectively.

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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