Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Attyflin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Attyflin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59192, -8.71160
- SMR number
- LI012-137----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Fulacht fia or a burnt mound was identified during archaeological testing by Audrey Gahan (Licence 97E0291) on the Adare to Annacotty N20/N21 Road Improvement Scheme (Gahan 1997). Miscellaneous pit features (LI012-139----) were also uncovered surrounding the fulacht fia. Excavated under licence No. 97E0092 ext. by Audrey Gahan (Gahan 1998). The results of the excavation were summarised as following; ‘The mound measures c. 15m x 13m and is slightly crescent-shaped. It was constructed of layers of heat-shattered stone, within charcoal-stained soils. Within the hollow area of the crescent, roughly on the northern side of the mound, a trough was uncovered. This measured c. 4m east-west and was 3.2m at its widest north-south. The trough was shelved or stepped, being 0.4m below present ground level, dropping to 0.7m at its deepest’ (www.excavations.ie 1997; 328, 1998; 380).
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date upload: 24 June 2020
References
Gahan, A. 1997 Site Assessment for N20/N21 Adare to Annacotty Road Route, Co. Limerick. Unpublished report (Licence No. 97E0291), submitted by Archaeological Development Services Ltd. on behalf of Limerick City Council to the National Monuments Service, Dúchas.
Gahan, A. 1998 Excavation of a Fulacht fiadh in Attyflin townland, Co. Limerick. Unpublished report (Licence No. 97E0291 ext.), submitted by Archaeological Development Services Ltd. on behalf of Limerick City Council to the National Monuments Service, Dúchas.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.