Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Caher (magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caher (magunihy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fulacht Fian
- Coordinates
- 52.08100, -9.52904
- SMR number
- KE066-031001-
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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 reclaimed pasture, at the base of a NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (8m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW; H 0.2m) of burnt material with the opening (3.2m NE-SW; 3m NW-SE) facing ESE. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031002-, KE066-031004-) lie 7.5m to the ENE and 5m to the ESE, respectively.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.