Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Gurteen (pennefather), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gurteen (pennefather)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50878, -7.47659
- SMR number
- TS063-056----
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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 level, ungrazed pasture. A fulacht fia (TS063-055----) is located c. 45m to the W. Identified as a levelled fulacht fia during investigations on the Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (1981-2) (Cleary et al 1987, 6). It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 16 November 2015
References
Cleary, R.M., Hurley, M.F. and Twohig, E.A. (eds) 1987 Archaeological excavations on the Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (1981-82). Cork Archaeological Studies No. 1. Department of Archaeology. University College, Cork.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.