Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Hill of Rath, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hill of Rath
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.74033, -6.40039
- SMR number
- LH024-059----
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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 spread of burnt material c. 25m square, was discovered here prior to road construction (Excavation Licence No. 00E0535, Area E). Excavation of this revealed c. 30 pits of various sizes and shapes. Two troughs were exposed, one of which had four postholes in its base and two outside it. Two flint flakes were recovered from the site. (Duffy 2002, 231)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 03 July 2013
References
Duffy, C. 2002 Hill of Rath. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2000: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 231-3 (No. 688). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Cremated remainsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.