Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Roo (Dunkellin By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roo (Dunkellin By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.21633, -8.72096
- SMR number
- GA104-255----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: 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 level grassland adjacent to the W bank of a stream. This fulacht fia is defined by a well-preserved horseshoe-shaped mound (7.5m E-W; 4m E-W; H 0.3m) opening towards the S. Burnt stone is evident.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 27 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.