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
- 53.80815, -9.94650
- SMR number
- MA085-046----
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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 southern bank of a stream on an ENE-facing slope in marshy, enclosed land. A holy well (MA085-012002-) lies c. 30m to SE. The fulacht fia consists of a small oblong grassy mound (N–S 4m, E–W 2.4m). At its southern end a large stone (L 0.95m × Wth 0.55m × H 0.25m) sits on the surface of the mound: it has a natural depression in its upper surface. The location of the trough area is not obvious.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Altarunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.