Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Priestsnewtown, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Priestsnewtown
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.11514, -6.08999
- SMR number
- WI013-100----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Two spreads of heat shattered sandstone fragments in a dark, silt clay were exposed as part of the construction work associated with the Greystones Southern Access Route (Excavation Licence 04E0267, sites 1 and 2). Both were interpreted as possible fulacht fia (Wiggins 2007, 489). Site 1 (WI013-099----) measured c. 6m by c. 3m, site 2 (WI013-100----) measured c. 6m by c. 3.5m. Site 1 was undisturbed by the construction work, a pipe trench cut through Site 2 and exposed a pit (c. 2m by c. 0.9m; D 0.2m). (ibid)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 8 January 2013
References
Wiggins, K. 2007 'GSAR Sites 1 and 2, Priestnewtown'. In I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 489 (No. 1880). Bray. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.