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Fulacht fia

Westcourt Demesne, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Westcourt Demesne, 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
Westcourt Demesne
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54721, -7.39506
SMR number
KK026-038----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The Kings River is located c. 10m to the S. A fulacht fiadh identified during archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of a bridge abutment for the Callan bypass. The monument was excavated by John Channing in April 1995 (unlicenced monitoring no. 95N0007). When the topsoil was removed a roughly circular area (diam. 10-14m) of fire-cracked stone mixed with charcoal was revealed, with a denser concentration at the centre. Excavation uncovered an oval trough (dims. 2.6m N-S; 1.85m E-W; D 0.5m) in the N sector, with three areas of intense burning to the S and SE of the trough as well as a number of small associated pits or shallow depressions. The excavator noted that in wet periods the trough would have filled with water naturally. There were no artefacts associated with the monument.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 27 March 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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