Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Graigueshoneen, County Waterford, Ireland
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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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 (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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.