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Fulacht fia

Ballycrone, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Ballycrone, County Wicklow, 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
Ballycrone
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.10008, -6.06264
SMR number
WI013-092----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Monitoring of top soil stripping in 2005 (Excavation Licence 05E0406, 'area 1') uncovered a burnt spread. Only a portion of this was excavated and the rest was preserved in situ outside of the development area. (McLoughlin 2008, 413-4)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 19 December 2012

References

Mc Loughlin G. 2008 'Ballycrone'. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2005: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 413-4 (No. 1693). Dublin. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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