Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Cappaghmore, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappaghmore
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47480, -7.57952
- SMR number
- TS071-004----
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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 lush pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope, within meander loop of stream to W. Levelled fulacht fia identified during excavations on the Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (Sleeman and Verling 1987, 7). No visible surface trace. No distinct element of stone detected on prodding ground. According to local information, some remnants of the fulacht fia mound are within the small area of ash trees due S of the current GPS and map location.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 29 September 2014
References
Sleeman, M.J. and Verling, E. 1987 List of all features recorded during construction. In R.M. Cleary, et al. (eds), Excavations on the Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (1981-2), 5-8. Topographical Files, Department of Archaeology, University College, Cork.
Nearby in the register
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Deer parkunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.