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Fulacht fia

Abbeville, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Abbeville, County Tipperary North, 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
Abbeville
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.08708, -8.07014
SMR number
TN004-046----

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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

Situated on S side of stream on partially reclaimed grassland. Lackeen Castle (TN004-022001-) 290m to NW and Site of Piperstown Village (TN004-022004-) and Gortapheepra Deer Park 40m to SW. Horseshoe shaped mound of burnt material with open terminals facing S towards the stream, slight evidence of an external ditch at base of mound on N side.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by James Heenan and David Broderick.

Date of upload: 3 August 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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