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Fulacht fia

Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Dromiskin, County Louth, 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
Dromiskin
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.92034, -6.39586
SMR number
LH012-077----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Discovered during pre-development test excavation (Excavation Licence No. 96E0261). A small area was investigated which revealed a layer of burnt stones with inclusions of charcoal. Full extent was not excavated. (Campbell 1997a, 78-9)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of uplaod: 20 April 2012

References

Campbell, K. 1997 Dromiskin. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1996: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 78-9 (No. 280). Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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