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Fulacht fia

Shrone (Magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Shrone, County Kerry, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Shrone (Magunihy By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.13861, -9.61214
SMR number
KE058-164----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In NE quadrant of gently undulating, improved yet poorly drained pasture. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the low remains of an enclosure. A large, extant fulacht fia (dims. 35m ENE-WSW; max. 38m NNW-SSE) located upon a natural ridge of higher ground (long-axis E-W). Grass covered horseshoe-shaped mound of burnt material; open (Wth 10m) to SE. Relatively recent drainage activity along field boundaries to N and E. No potential feature evident upon historic mapping and barely visible upon modern aerial images (OSi 2010, Bing 2015). Well depicted c. 20m to N on all OS map editions and a pump house is in this vicinity.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 September 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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