Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Grallagh (Monsea Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grallagh (Monsea Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.86256, -8.23903
- SMR number
- TN020-147----
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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
In 2000 archaeological excavation by Donald Murphy revealed evidence of a Fulacht Fiadh which covered an area approx. 2.35m x 5.75m. A single pit (1.6m x 1.25m) was uncovered underneath the burnt spread, no trough was evident (Bennett 2002, 320). Excavation was carried out under licence No. 00E0227 (Bennett 2002, 318).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.