Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Anglesborough, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Anglesborough
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33543, -8.27850
- SMR number
- LI057-042----
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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
In pasture 270m E of a roadway that marks the townland boundary with Lackendarragh. Possible linear earthwork (LI057-041----) lies 85m to SW. Not marked on OSi maps. Fulacht fiadh excavated in 1986 during works associated with the gas pipeline (Gowen 1988, 179; BGE No. 2623). No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 20 November 2021
References
Gowen, M. 1988 Three Irish gas pipelines: new archaeological evidence in Munster. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Linear earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.