Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Adruel, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adruel
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96313, -7.92584
- SMR number
- OF042-050----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on poorly drained marginal pasture land with good views in all directions. Slight rise of ground (H 0.1m; diam. c. 6m N-S) indicates located of spread of burnt material which was revelaed by the local landowner when ploughing the field several years ago. May be the site of a levelled fulacht fiadh.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.