Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Ballyvareen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvareen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.62434, -8.80311
- SMR number
- LI012-148----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Excavated by Mary Henry (06E1100 ext.) who described it a 'located on the western side of the site. This feature mainly comprised a burnt spread measuring 9.1m north–south by 7.5m and a depth of 0.19m. It consisted an irregular spread of black sandy clay with frequent small pieces of burnt sandstone. A sondage was opened in the western part of the feature, where it was cut by a furrow. The furrow had an exposed length of 2m by 0.47m wide and 0.09m deep. It was filled with a dark-brown silty clay with occasional gravels.' This description is posted on the web at the following internet address (accessed 3 August 2012): http://www.excavations.ie/
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of Upload: 3 August 2012
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.