Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Maghanlawaun, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maghanlawaun
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.96933, -9.78124
- SMR number
- KE072-014----
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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
This well-preserved fulacht fiadh is located on the floor of the Bridia valley, close to the E bank of a stream which flows to the Caragh river at N. It survives as a horseshoe-shaped mound which measures 6.6m N-S x 4.9m E-W. It is up to .65m high, and is largely composed of burnt stones. Its open end faces the stream at W and measures 2.9m N-S x 2.3m E-W. Adjacent at E is a pre-bog complex (KE072-016----) and an example of rock art (KE072-015----).
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 435. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.