Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmacthomas
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.20396, -7.40595
- SMR number
- WA015-096----
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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
Excavated (00E0197) as Area 28 of the N25 Kilmacthomas re-alignment. Situated on a slight S-facing slope with a N-S stream immediately to the W. A D-shaped spread of burnt mound material (dims. c. 30m NE-SW; c. 20m NW-SE) extended beyond the road-take to the S, but contained the core mound (dims. c. 15m x c. 3m; H c. 0.15m) and its trough, an oval pit (dims. 2m x 1.45m; D 0.5m) that had been re-cut. There is some evidence of metalworking (WA015-097----) in the vicinity, and the pits (WA015-101----) are c. 70m to the SW. (Tierney 2008)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 17th December, 2010.
References
Tierney, J. 2008 Fulacht fiadh and pits related to ironworking: Area 28, Scrahane td., Licence No. 00E0197. In Johnston, P., Kiely, J. & Tierney, J. 2008 Near the bend in the River, 95-8. NRA Scheme Monographs, No. 3. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.