Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Lecarrow (murrisk By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lecarrow (murrisk By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80634, -9.96783
- SMR number
- MA085-005001-
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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
Situated on the north-western bank of the modern stream cutting (Pollbrandy on Ordnance Survey maps) 53m NE of MA085-005006- and slightly down- slope from it. No trace of the original stream course survives. Situated on a patch of gently sloping ground. The fulacht fia comprises A thick layer of burnt stone (NE–SW c. 10m, T c. 1m), with charcoal occurring intermittently, is visible in the north-western section face of the deep modern V-shaped cutting. A particularly dense area of burning is visible at centre point. No visible surface trace survives of the mound above ground level.
The above description is derived from: New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 5: Archaeology. Edited by Paul Gosling, Conleth Manning and John Waddell. (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. 2007). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 29 November 2018
References
Gosling, P., Manning, C. and Waddell, J. (eds.) 2007 New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 5: Archaeology. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.