Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Capnagower, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Capnagower
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80993, -9.95163
- SMR number
- MA085-009006-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of four fulachtaí fia (MA085-009005-, MA085-009007-, MA085-058----) situated in an oblong peat basin that runs ENE–WSW and is delimited on all sides by low hillocks. The fulacht fia is situated c. 31m SW of MA085-009007- in a flat, but very stony, boulder strewn area on the northern side of the peat basin.
This mound is smaller and lower than MA085-009007- and is also less well defined. It is slightly lunate in plan (WNW–ESE 10m, SSW–NNE 7.2m, H 0.5m on SW side) and opens towards S. Heat- fractured stone is exposed on the summits of both arms of the fulacht fia and also around its base at ESE, S and SW. On top of SE arm is an oblong area of slabs and small boulders measuring 2.5m × 1.5m, its long axis running roughly N–S. However, none of the slabs and boulders (0.75m × 0.6m × 0.3m max.) are bedded in the mound. They appear to have once formed a small rectangular feature now totally dilapidated, possibly a small turf- drying stack.
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.
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