Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Ranelagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranelagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.64713, -8.19370
- SMR number
- RO039-103----
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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
Situated in a level, low-lying landscape. Archaeological testing (15E0138) in advance of a 2.5km road improvement scheme on the N61 road about 1km N of the northern edge of Roscommon town identified burnt mound material at Ranelagh 2 which was completely excavated (15E0265) by the same archaeologist. A burnt spread (dims 5.5m NE-SW: 3.6m NW-SE: T 0.05m) partially covered an unlined trough (dims 2.1m E-W; 1.68m N-S; D 0.6m) and pit (dims 1.4m E-W; 1.1m N-S; D 0.7m), both filled with burnt mound material and both disturbed by an inserted WNW-ESE land drain. A group of four pits (dims 1.25m x 1.1m; max. D 0.55m to 2.4m x 3.25m; max. D 0.9m) were c. 5m SW of the trough and largely filled with burnt mound material (O’Connell 2015, 8). Radiocarbon dating indictes that the fulacht fia was in use 2300-1900 BC (excavations.ie 2015:440).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 12 January, 2017
Amended: 20 October 2021
O’Connell, A. 2015 N61 Coolteige (Phase 1) Road Project. Archaeological Consultancy Services Contract Stage (i) Services Area 4. Licence No. 15E0136. Unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning for Roscommon County Council
References
O'Connell, A. 2015 N61 Cooltiege (Phase 1) Project. Archaeological Consultancy Services Contract. Stage (i) and (ii) Services. Areas 1, 2, 3 and 5. Licence No. 15E0138. Unpublished report for Roscommon County Council. Archer: Heritage Planning
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