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Fulacht fia

Ardagawna, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Ardagawna, 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
Ardagawna
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.41225, -8.01337
SMR number
RO052-032001-

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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

Towards the bottom of a SW-facing slope. Archaeological excavation (E3269) during 2007 at Ardagawna 2 as part of the Athlone to Ballinasloe N6 road development revealed a burnt mound (dims 6.5m N-S; 3.7m E-W; T 0.12m) overlying a trough (dims 3.65m E-W; 1.1m N-S; D 0.5m) with 24 stake-holes W of the trough. A sample from a stake-hole produced a C14 date of Cal. BC 802-541. Structure (RO052-032002-) is c. 30m to the NE. (Ó Séaghdha 2010b; 2010e, 9-11)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 25 November, 2013

References

Ó Séaghdha, L. 2010e N6 Ballinasloe–Athlone National Road Scheme. Final report on the archaeological excavation of a burnt mound and associated features in the townland of Ardagawna, Co. Roscommon. E3269, Ardagowna 2. Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. PDF report available on CD-ROM in N. Jackman, C. Moore and C. Rynne 2013 The Mill at Kilbegly: an archaeological investigation on the route of the M6 Ballinasloe to Athlone national road scheme. NRA Scheme Monographs 12. Dublin. National Roads Authority.

Ó Séaghdha, L. 2010b Ardagawna 2. Fulacht fia. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 288-9, No. 841. Dublin. Wordwell.

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

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