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Fulacht fia

Killoran (Moyne Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Killoran (Moyne Par.), 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
Killoran (Moyne Par.)
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.75312, -7.68794
SMR number
TN036-050023-

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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)
  • 1868 · 4. 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 at the base of the W-facing slope of a low glacial knoll in undulating countryside with a nearby fulacht fia (TN036-050/024) 5m to the E. A ploughed-out fulacht fia revealed during topsoil stripping consisting of two intercutting troughs partly sealed by a ploughed-out spread (dims. 4.53m x 8m 0.18m D) of burnt sandstone, silt and charcoal. The first trough was a subcircular pit (diam. 1.25m D 0.25m) and contained three fills consisting of fire-cracked stone and charcoal. Two sheeps teeth were recovered from the upper fill. There was also evidence of a lining of burnt brushwood which had been impressed into the sides. The second trough (diam. 1.4m x 0.58m D ) was irregular in shape and was filled with dark greyish brown sandy clay silt with burnt sandstone. (Stevens 2000, 198).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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