Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Estersnow, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Estersnow
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93739, -8.22887
- SMR number
- RO010-041004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In a slight hollow in a gently undulating landscape. Identified and recorded by Leo Morahan. Circular grass-covered mound of broken and burnt stones (diam. 6m; H 0.7-1m). Fulacht fia (RO014-041005-) is immediately to the SE. Archaeological testing (01E0809) c. 20-50m to the E failed to produce any associated material (Morahan 2003).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Morahan, L. 2003 Estersnow: no archaeological significance. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2001: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 355, No. 1119. Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.