Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kilbegly, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbegly
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.32110, -8.14975
- SMR number
- RO054-069----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a low-lying level landscape. Archaeological excavation (E3369) during 2007 at Kilbegly 2 as part of the Athlone to Ballinasloe N6 road development recorded a fulacht fia. It consisted of a spread of broken and burnt stones (dims 8.2m E-W; 6.3m N-S; T 0.4m) which overlay an oval, wattle-lined trough (dims 1.62m x 1.12m; max. D 0.4m). Four samples from the trough produced closely corresponding dates of Cal. BC 2134-1886. The later horizontal water mill (RO054-068----) is c. 30m to the SW, and the corn-drying kiln (RO054-070----) is c. 70m to the NE and (Jackman 2010; 2010a, vol. 1, 18-19)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Amended: 25 November, 2013
References
Jackman, N. 2010 Kilbegly 2: early medieval horizontal mill with adjacent possible prehistoric burnt mound. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 412, No. 1494. Dublin. Wordwell.
Jackman, N. 2010a N6 Ballinasloe–Athlone National Road Scheme: final report on the excavation of an early medieval horizontal mill and a prehistoric burnt mound in the townland of Kilbegly, Co. Roscommon E3369: Kilbegly 2 (2 vols). Valerie J. Keeley Ltd. PDF reports 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.
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - horizontal-wheeledunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.