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Fulacht fia

Deerpark (Boyle By., Boyle Rural ED), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Deerpark, County Roscommon, 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
Deerpark (Boyle By., Boyle Rural ED)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.98260, -8.29089
SMR number
RO006-205----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On the N floodplain of the SW-NE Boyle river c. 2 km before it enters Lough Key. D-shaped mound of broken and burnt stones (dims 12.3m x 8.5m; T 0.3m) which was cut by a drain on the NW side. Excavation (98E0401) revealed a section of a circular trough (diam. 1.5m; D 0.9m) which was lined with wattle. It has been completely removed. (Fitzpatrick 1999, 2000b)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Fitzpatrick, M. 1999 Report on Excavation at Deerpark, Boyle, Count Roscommon. Licence No. 98E0401. Unpublished report: Arch. Consultancy

Fitzpatrick, M. 2000b Deerpark, Boyle. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1999: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 267-8, No. 764. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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