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Fulacht fia

Clashduff Upper, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Clashduff Upper, County Kilkenny, 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
Clashduff Upper
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.79723, -7.23803
SMR number
KK005-031----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

Towards the base of a steep E-facing slope of hill, in waterlogged terrain in rough grazing. It is 4m from an E-W running bank and ditch, the latter carries fast flowing water from the top of the hill and possibly incorporates a channelised stream. Good to extensive views N-E, otherwise limited by rising ground. Marked with an 'x' onto the SMR OS 6-inch working sheet and annotated 'ff' for fulacht fia. A flat-topped mound (dims. 9.7m N-S; 6.7m E-W; H 0.8m N and W; H 0.2m S) only clearly defined on E side, W side merges into the hill slope. There are quite a number of low mounds in this field but none as pronounced as this. Also the other mounds seem to be composed of a much lighter colour clay with no stones. This mound is composed of darker clay with a lot of small stones beneath the sod, possibly fire-cracked. The ground immediately E of the mound is very waterlogged and would be the likely location for a trough.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 9 April 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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