Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Farrandreg, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farrandreg
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.00770, -6.42586
- SMR number
- LH007-125----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Discovered during archaeological monitoring of topsoil removal (Excavation Licence No. 00E0698). Consisted of a trough (L 3.6m; Wth 1.2m; D 0.8m) and a small hearth which were partially sealed by a spread of burnt stones and clay. Not fully excavated. (Bolger 2002, 227-8)
Reference:
Bolger, T. 2002 Farrandreg, Dundalk. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 227-8 (Nos. 675 and 676). Bray. Wordwell.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 30 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.