Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Bolton, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bolton
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96111, -6.82201
- SMR number
- KD038-060----
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Shown on 5 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
Spread of shattered stones (diam. c. 8m) uncovered during work on the gas pipeline corridor. Destroyed before excavation, but recorded as a possible fulacht fia. No further information (Cleary et al. 1987, 5).
Date of upload: 16 September 2016
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 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.