Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Garr, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garr
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39491, -7.19743
- SMR number
- OF004-020----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Horseshoe shaped mound (c. 0.30m H, Dims 12m x 11m, trough 5m x 1.5m) composed of black soil, small fire-shattered stones and orientated NNW. According to Fas surveyors two other fulachta fiadh were located here one c. 6m to the W, the other 37m to the SW but were not recorded and are not located by the writer.
On low-lying flat marshy land between good pasture land and bog with graveyard to S (OF004-002----). Grass covered horseshoe-shaped mound (7.5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.6m) of burnt material with water logged central depression (possible cooking trough) open to NNW (Wth 2.5m). One of a group of five fulachta fiadh
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.