Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Gortadroma, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortadroma
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53876, -9.14340
- SMR number
- LI018-123001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Archaeological excavation by Deborah Sutton and Tony Cummins (05E0626) revealed 'a sub-oval spread (10.5m south-west/north-east by 8m) of heat-shattered sandstone within charcoal-enriched silty soil. The stone deposit was up to 0.2m deep along the western edge and directly overlay the fibrous peaty subsoil. A blackened heat-cracked slab (0.18m north-south by 0.24m by 0.05m thick), embedded in a greyish-black charcoal-stained silty material (0.06m thick), was exposed within the heat-shattered stone deposit towards the centre of the spread. This slab may have provided a flat surface on which to cook and may have been used as a pot stand. Alternatively, food may have been placed directly on the flat surface for cooking. The location of the flat stone within the heat-shattered stone deposit suggests use of the site over a period of time.' 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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.