Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kilbryan Upper, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbryan Upper
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.19035, -7.62037
- SMR number
- WA014-038002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on a SE-facing slope in the NE-SW upper Araglin river valley with the NE-SW stream c. 125m to the SE. This is a kidney-shaped, grass-covered mound (dims. 15.5m N-S; 8.3m E-W; H 0.3-0.5m) open to NW, but its N horn has been disturbed. Fulacht fia (WA014-038001-) is c. 20m to the NW. (Moore 1995, 196, F4)
Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243.
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: 19 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Cairn - ring-cairnunder 1 mi
- Cairn - cairn circleunder 1 mi
- Cairn - cairn circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.