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Fulacht fia

Hill of Rath, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Hill of Rath, 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
Hill of Rath
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.74277, -6.40280
SMR number
LH024-042001-

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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 prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0178). A burnt spread (7.6m x 10.8m; D 0.7m) was initially exposed. Removal of this uncovered a trough and a pit. The trough (2.3m x 1.6m; D 0.6m) was oval in shape and flat bottomed. Several planks of alder wood were found at its base together with 19 stake-holes. The full extent of this fulacht fia was not established as it continued beyond the road take. Five pits were excavated 13m the N, one of which contained two sherds of pottery dating to the Late Bronze Age. (Duffy 2002, 231)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 21 June 2013

References

Duffy, C. 2002 Hill of Rath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 231. (No. 687) 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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