Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Haggardstown, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Haggardstown
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96175, -6.38361
- SMR number
- LH012-112----
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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
Excavations in advance of a proposed housing development (Excavation Licence No. 04E0876) uncovered pits, linear features and a possible hearth. Finds included prehistoric pottery. The excavator suggests that this may represent a heavily truncated fulacht fia. Found close to two other possible fulacht fia (see LH012-113---- and LH012-114----). (Corcoran 2007, 266)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 4 May 2012
References
Corcoran E. 2007 Haggardstown Burnt mounds. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 266 (No. 1111). Bray. Wordwell
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.