Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Richmond, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Richmond
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.87264, -8.22975
- SMR number
- TN020-151003-
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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
In 2000 archaeological excavation by Donald Murphy revealed four fulacht fiadh , the third fulacht consisted of a spread of burnt material measuring 6m x 6.4m. A trough (dims. 1.06m x 1.6m) was visible S of the spread. A charcoal sample taken from this trough returned a radiocarbon date of 2139-1949 BC. Two series of post-holes, which were sealed by the burnt material, was exposed to the E, W and N of the trough (Bennett 2002, 324). Carried out under licence No's 00E0216/217/218 (Bennett 2002, 324).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.