Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Pollnacroaghy, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Pollnacroaghy
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.76493, -8.76209
- SMR number
- MA093-100----
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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
In rough pasture, dotted with clumps of ferns, yellow flag and willow scrub. Located in the narrow valley of the meandering, W-flowing Dalgan River, 10m N of the river on a strip of level ground, with the rising slope of the valley a few meters to N of the mound. There are relatively open views along the river course to E, but willow scrub restricts views to W.
A low, compact grass-covered kidney-shaped mound (9m E−W; 6m N−S; H 0.5m) composed of stone fragments in charcoal-rich soil. The shallow C-shaped indentation or hollow (2.6m E−W; 2m N−S) on the N side between the ‘arms’ of the mound probably indicates the location of a trough.
Attached images:
MA093-100----_01.JPG Fulacht fia viewed from E
MA093-100----_02.JPG Fulacht fia viewed from N
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 December 2022
Nearby in the register
- Tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.