Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Farrandreg, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farrandreg
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.01067, -6.42280
- SMR number
- LH007-135----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping in advance of a housing development (Excavation Licence No. 01E1009). Excavation revealed a spread of burnt stones and charcoal, underneath which were two troughs and a hearth. One trough was sub-rectangular in shape while the other was rectangular and had a stakehole in each corner. (Danaher 2003, 263)
Reference:
Danaher, E. 2003 Farrandreg, Dundalk. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 263 (No. 856). Bray. Wordwell.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 01 December 2011
References
Danaher, E. 2003 Farrandreg, Dundalk. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 263, no. 856. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.