Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Newcastle, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56008, -7.71115
- SMR number
- LF027-061----
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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
Fulacht fia uncovered and fully excavated by Jonathan King under licence No. 16E0446 during development works for the Center Parcs Leisure development. In poorly draine area of coniferous plantation. Site identified as a roughly oval-shaped spread of burnt material (dims. 11m x 8m) consisting of charcoal-rich deposits and heart shattered stone. Excavation of the material revealed two troughs beneath the spread of burnt material. One roughly oval-shaped pit or trough measured 2.2m x 1.35m x 0.32m deep and the smaller trough to the W measured 1.36m x 1.7m x 0.65m deep. No finds were uncovered and the feature was dated to the Late Bronze Age.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Jonathan King
Date of upload: 25 February 2019
Nearby in the register
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.