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Fulacht fia

Ballyduff East, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Ballyduff East, 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
Ballyduff East
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.23946, -7.24736
SMR number
WA016-130001-

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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)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in a low-lying landscape. Archaeological excavation (04E0225) on a site known as Ballyduff East 43 as part of the N25 Waterford bypass produced a large kidney-shaped burnt mound spread (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 15m E-W) which was truncated by drains yet contained six troughs. Three troughs were circular (diam. 1.7-1.8m; D 0.5m: diam. 0.85m; D 0.6: 1.3m; D 0.3m), one was oval (dims. 1.47m x 1.24m; D 0.43m), and two were rectangular (dims. 1m x 0.8m; D 0.25m: 2m x 1m; D 0.6m). None of these troughs were lined, and there were a number of pits associated with this early stage. A later useage of the site resulted in a large rectangular trough (dims. 1.6m x 1.43m; D 0.5m), which also was unlined. Fulacht fia (WA017-130002-) is c. 10m to the S. (Hegarty et al. 2011)

Compiled by: Michael Moore.

Date of upload: 23rd December, 2010.

References

Hegarty, L., Long., P and Price, J. 2011 Ballyduff East 43, Co. Waterford. In J. Eogan and E. Shee-Twohig (eds.), Cois tSiúire – nine thousand years of human activity in the lower Suir valley. Archaeological excavations on the N25 Waterford city bypass, vol. 2, 5. NRA road scheme: Monograph 8, Dublin.

Long, P. and Hegarty, L. 2005 N25 Waterford Bypass. Contract 3. Preliminary report on archaeological investigations at Site 43 in the townland of Ballyduff East, Co. Waterford. Unpublished report. DEHLG (04E0225). Headland Archaeology.

Hegarty, L. 2007 Ballyduff East (Site 43) and Adamstown: fulacht fiadh. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 420, No. 1661. Dublin. Wordwell.

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

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