Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Hill of Rath, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hill of Rath
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.74417, -6.40416
- SMR number
- LH024-053----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A sporadic spread of heat fractured stones over an area 14m x 14m was discovered here prior to construction of the M1 motorway (Excavation Licence No. 00E0942). Removal of this layer revealed a possible sub-rectangular trough (2.4m x 1.5m; D 0.25m). It was cut into the sub-soil and filled with burnt stones and charcoal. Eight stakeholes/postholes were discovered around the possible trough. (Campbell, 2002)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 26 June 2013
References
Campbell, K. 2002 Preliminary report - Archaeological Excavation - Northern Motorway (Gormanstown to Monasterboice), 'Hill of Rath 1' Co. Louth. Excavation Licence No. 00E0942. Unpublished archaeological report. National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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