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Fulacht fia

Ballysallagh (Tuite), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Fulacht fia, Ballysallagh (Tuite), County Westmeath, 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
Ballysallagh (Tuite)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.57828, -7.50771
SMR number
WM011-111----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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

Situated on wet poorly drained land with stream immediately to NW. One of a group of six fulacht fia, three in Ballysallagh (Tuite) townland (WM011-111001-/002-) and three in Balroe (WM011-012----/001-/002-). A large grass-covered mound (dims. 10.2m N-S; 12.6m E-W; H 0.5m) with a U-shaped trough area (4.1m N-S; 6.7m E-W) opening to N. A field fence, which is also the townland boundary with Balroe intersects perimeter of the site at SE. Now located inside modern coniferous plantation visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. Listed as 1d in ASI field report and site plan.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 25 August 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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