Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Lissaniska (Leitrim By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissaniska (Leitrim By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.09757, -8.44521
- SMR number
- GA125-112----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · 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 marshy grassland, c. 30m to the E of a small stream. This fulacht fia is defined by a low penannular mound (12.8m N-S; H 0.5m) opening towards the W. Some fire-fractured stones are visible on it. A rath (GA125-109----) lies c. 100m to the NE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 26 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.