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Fulacht fia

Drumgeeny (Trough by), County Monaghan, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Drumgeeny, County Monaghan, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Drumgeeny (Trough by)
County
Monaghan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.30109, -6.96884
SMR number
MO006-036----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (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

Situated in a relatively low-lying position in an undulating landscape with drumlins. Archaeological testing (12E0068) in advance of an improvement of the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale road identified a burnt mound which was designated Drumgeeny 1 (O’Hara 2012a, 6) and fully resolved (12E0209) subsequently (O’Hara 2012c). It presented as a spread of broken and burnt stone (dims 7.8m E-W; 6.5m N-S; max. T 0.25m) overlying a shallow trough (dims 2.1m E-W; 1.9m N-S; max. D 0.2m) at its S edge which was filled with burnt mound material. The trough was cut by a larger pit (dims 5.5m N-S; 1.8m E-W; D 0.2m) on its N side. A sample of alder charcoal produced a C14 date of 3956 +- 30 BP (2514-2346 cal. BC

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload; 21 January 2020

O’Hara, R. 2012a N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Improvement Scheme. Stage 1, Stage 2. Licence No. 12E0068. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning

O’Hara, R. 2012c N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Improvement Scheme. Drumgeeny 1 Stage III, Stage IV. Licence No. 12E0209. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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