Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Curraghglass (lorrha Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghglass (lorrha Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.08854, -8.08476
- SMR number
- TN004-052----
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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
On flat poorly drained land with stream 50m to S, land has been recently ploughed and reseeded with grass, uncovering the remains of a fulacht fiadh. Stream to S forms townland boundary with Lissagadda. Church ruins (TN004-012001-) 370m to N, Lackeen Castle (TN004-022001-) 720m to E, enclosure (TN004-021----) 325m to S. Remains of a burnt mound material identified by David Broderick while fieldwalking in the area. Present remains consist of a low horseshoe shaped mound (dims. 8m N-S x 12m E-W) of burnt material with possible trough area (dims. 6m N-S x 5m E-W) open to S.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by David Broderick
Date of upload: 4 August 2023
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.