Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fulacht fia
Kiltoom, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltoom
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.66919, -7.34470
- SMR number
- WM007-007----
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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
In flat poorly drained pasture land with Yellow River marking boundary between Kiltoom and Coolure Demesne to W and N. Ring-barrow (WM007-006----) 90m to W. A low horse-shoe shaped mound (dims. 8m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.6m). Cultivation ridges (Wth 1.2m) aligned NW-SE run across the surface of the mound and possibly obscure the location of the trough area which may have been on the E side. In the adjoining field 50m to S are three low mounds (H 0.5m) which are situated on wet poorly drained land surrounded by reeds and may represent the remains of possible cooking sites. In 2015 McGuinness (2015, 56-7) was unable to locate any surface remains of the fulacht fia in this field.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 February 2017
References
McGuinness, D. 2015 The prehistoric burial mounds and related monument of County Westmeath. Part III - Monuments in Northern and Eastern Westmeath (Baronies of Delvin and Fore, and Parts of Baronies of Farbill, Fartullagh, Moygoish, and Moyashel & Magheradernon). Unpublished survey funded by Westmeath County Council in association with Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.