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Fulacht fia

Cullahill Mountain, County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Cullahill Mountain, County Laois, 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
Cullahill Mountain
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.79951, -7.46921
SMR number
LA035-091----

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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 reclaimed pasture, on NW facing slope of rising ground in upland area with marshy land immediately to the W and spring well 15m to the NW. Hilltop ringfort (LA035-054----) located 100m to the SE. This fulacht fia was discovered by the landowner when he was ploughing the land in preparation for forestry plantation. A trench (Wth 1m; D 1.2m) running N-S revealed a large spread of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil (L 13m; D 0.3m-1m) which was visible in the W facing section of the trench. At the base of the trench there was the remains of a water-filled pit (D 0.3m; Wth 1m) which may have been the location of the trough associated with the fulacht fia. This monument was not visible prior to ploughing of the field.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 14 June 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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