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
- 53.80681, -9.96209
- SMR number
- MA085-007002-
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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 in a cutaway bog c. 50m SSW of MA085-007001-. The fulacht fia comprises a spread of burnt stone is visible on the surface of the bog. D c. 5m (as exposed on surface of cutaway bog). Its thickness was not measurable.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.