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Fulacht fia

Rathpatrick (Galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Rathpatrick, 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
Rathpatrick (Galmoy By.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.78248, -7.61584
SMR number
KK008-207----

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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

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 (KK008-203----; KK008-204----; KK008-205----; KK008-206----; KK008-208----) were exposed during the reclamation work. They form a roughly linear alignment along the NE bank of the stream. Located 18m SE of KK008-206---- and 60m NW of KK008-208----. A classic horseshoe-shaped mound (dims. 16m N-S; 16m E-W; H 0.55m above probable trough area; H above ext. 0.38) of fire-cracked stone within charcoal rich. Trough area to the S of the mound.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 11 September 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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