Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Nunstown, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nunstown
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulachta Fian
- Coordinates
- 52.08093, -9.54753
- SMR number
- KE066-026003-
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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
In poorly drained pasture, with natural springs. There are no visible remains of this fulacht fia and the area is covered in a pile of drainage material. According to local information, a low crescent-shaped mound of burnt material existed here. A burnt spread (KE066-026002-) is c. 100m to the E.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.