Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Westcourt Demesne, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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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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
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
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Forgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.