Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Daars South, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Daars South
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.27524, -6.62915
- SMR number
- KD014-038----
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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
On a low-lying, wet, pasture 'headland', skirted by the N-flowing Morell River c. 150m to the E, and by a N-flowing tributary of the Morell c. 150m to the W. A second, possible fulacht fia (KD014-053----) lies c. 25m to the E. A low, grass-covered, circular mound (diam. 9m; H 0.5m) is composed of dark earth and burnt stone.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.