Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kilsarkan East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilsarkan East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.16126, -9.41806
- SMR number
- KE049-109----
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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)
- 1841 · 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
Site of levelled fulacht fia described in 1986 by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as follows; 'According to landowner the fulacht fia was levelled c. 20 years ago. A low mound of burnt black earth and burnt shattered red stone is still obvious here. The mound measures 5.9m N-S x 7.5m E-W x H 0.1m). No obvious water source' (SMR File).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey
Date of upload: 21 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Exhibitionist figureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.