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
- 53.80737, -9.94718
- SMR number
- MA085-052----
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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 c. 20m S of another fulacht fia (MA085-053----) on the southern bank of the stream. A U-shaped fulacht fia comprising two contiguous, oblong grassy mounds (NNW– SSE 11.5m, ENE–WSW 12.2m, H 1m max. on the eastern side). The U opens to NW, towards the stream. The north-eastern arm consists of a large grassy mound with some burnt stone exposed towards its flat summit at north-western end. Just beyond its north-western limits is a small oval mound of similar character, perhaps representing a subsidiary dump of stone, although no stone is visible. The SW arm has a lower and flatter profile. As with the neighbouring fulacht fia (MA085-053----), there is a saddle-like depression between the mounds at SE that fades out on the outer (upslope) edge of the fulacht fia.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.