Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kyle (drangan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kyle (drangan Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53704, -7.55599
- SMR number
- TS063-004----
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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 improved pasture, flanked to immediate E and S by young forestry. Classic crescent shaped mound (overall dims. 17.15m ESE-WNW; 13.3m NNE-SSW) of heat shattered stone and black soil. An arm of the mound (Wth 7.55m; H 0.4m) to ESE and WNW is best preserved at rear (Wth 9.3m; H 0.7m) to NNE. The trough area (dims. c. 5m NNE-SSW; 4.9m ESE-WNW; Dth 0.6-0.95m) is open (Wth c. 5m) to SSW. The monument is truncated across E and S sectors by a field fence. According to local information a natural spring is close to SE, within forestry.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.