Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Ballynastaig (dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynastaig (dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.19890, -8.81924
- SMR number
- GA103-048001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pastureland on the W edge of a turlough. When originally visited in December 1982, this well-preserved
fulacht fiadh (diam. 11.1m) consisted of a low grassed-over circular mound with a central depression opening out to the W. Burnt and cracked stones were evident. Three small irregular mounds visible immediately to the NNE and one to the SSE may have been part of the monument as they also contained burnt earth and limestone. Further to the E, within the turlough, another possible fulacht fiadh (GA103-048003-) was visible. On re-inspection in June 1992 no visible surface trace was visible. A holy well (GA103-048002-) lies c. 60m to the NNW.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 18 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.