Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Tooreen East, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tooreen East
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.25500, -7.63694
- SMR number
- WA006-025----
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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
Situated in coniferous forest, on the SE-facing slope of a SW-NE valley with a SW-NE mountain stream c. 90m to the SE. There is local information about a 'large' fulacht fiadh extant in the 1930s (NMI file), but the area was subsequently forested. It was re-discovered in by Coillte managers, E. Drohan and T. O'Donoghue, and archaeologist E. Byrnes. It is a horshoe-shaped mound (dims. 13.9m E-W; 9m N-S; H 0.35m at W to 1m, at E) with a water-filled trough area (dims. 5m NNW-SSE; 4m ENE-WSW) on the N side. Kerb circle (WA006-024001-) is c. 180m to the N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 28 February 2011
Nearby in the register
- Kerb circleunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.