Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Cussan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cussan
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.43100, -7.37105
- SMR number
- KK034-050----
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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
Situated on a SW-facing slope in a boggy area. A mound (diam. 10-12m; H 0.5m) of burnt material. There are two other fulachta fia, c. 70m (KK034-054----) and c. 115m (KK034-055----) to the NE in the same field.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 26 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.