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
- 52.43140, -7.37022
- SMR number
- KK034-054----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
Situated on a S-facing slope in a boggy area. A mound (diam. 10-12m; H 0.4-0.5m) of burnt material. There are two other fulachta fia in the same field, one (KK034-050----) c. 70m to the SW and the other (KK034-055----) c. 45m to the NE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 25 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.