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Fulacht fia

Park (carra By.), County Mayo, Ireland

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Townland
Park (carra By.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.90522, -9.19788
SMR number
MA070-099----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

In low-lying damp rush-covered ground near the S foot of a pasture ridge. Reported as a fulacht fia comprising a horseshoe-shaped mound (diam. 6m; H 0.4m) (SMR file). No visible surface trace survives at the reported location.

Date of visit: 2-11-2024

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Leo Morahan

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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