Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Knockarley, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockarley
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03398, -7.76794
- SMR number
- OF039-066----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
Fulacht fiadh located on wet marshy ground close to the edge of a small raised bog in upland region. Site consists of a semi-circular shaped mound (diam. 7m ; H 0.6m) of burnt material with opening facing W (SMR file 1998).
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload / revision : 16 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.