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Fulacht fia

Graigueshoneen, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Graigueshoneen, County Waterford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Graigueshoneen
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.19392, -7.44031
SMR number
WA015-107002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Excavated (98E0575) as Area 30 of the N25 Kilmacthomas re-alignment. A spread of burnt mound material (dims. 11.5m N-S; 8m E-W) overlay two troughs and a hearth. The circular trough (diam. 1.4m; D 0.45m) was primary and produced a C 14 determination of 2210-2010 cal. BC. The hearth (dims. 1.1m x 0.8m; T 0.3m) was just to its E. The second rectangular trough (dims. 2.45m x 1.68m; D 0.54m) was re-cut into a larger trough (dims. 4.4m E-W; 1.6m N-S; D 0.64m). Charcoal from this trough produced a C14 determination of 1390-820 cal. BC. The sherds of a vase urn (WA015-107001-) were found c. 30m to the W. (Tierney and Logan 2008)

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload: 17th December, 2010.

References

Tierney, J. and Logan, E. 2008 Bronze Age fulacht fiadh: Area 30, Graigueshoneen td., licence No. 98E0575. In Johnston, P., Kiely, J. & Tierney, J. 2008 Near the bend in the River, 86-9. NRA Scheme Monographs, No. 3. Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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