Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Rathpatrick (galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathpatrick (galmoy By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.78346, -7.61735
- SMR number
- KK008-203----
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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 flat, low-lying terrain on a slight rise of ground immediately NE of a stream, now covered, running NW-SE. Ground formerly very wet and marshy but reclaimed early summer 2018 when the field was drained and seeded with grass. This and five other fulachta fiadh (KK008-204----; KK008-205----; KK008-206----; KK008-207----; KK008-208----) were exposed during the reclamation work. They form a roughly linear alignment along the NE bank of the stream. Fulacht fia (KK008-204----) is 7m to the SW. Visible as a low mound (dims. 17m NW-SE; 12m NE-SW; H 0.47m) of small fire-cracked stones in a charcoal rich matrix, partially covered by ploughed up turfy sod with the remains of reeds. The trough appears to be facing SW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 11 September 2018
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.