Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

Marked as a fulacht fia only on the 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the floor of the W-E Blackwater Stream which is c. 200m to the S. It was described in 1939 as a kidney-shaped mound of chared stones and black earth (dims c. 10m N-S; c. 5m E-W; H c. 1.3m) open slightly to the W where there was a N-S drain (OSFM). It was also noted by Ranson (1945, 54), but no feature is visible at ground level in pasture in 1987. The possible standing stone (WX006-012----) is c. 150m to the S and the possible standing stone (WX006-014----) is c. 190m to the E.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 20 November, 2012

References

OSFM. Ordnance Survey Field Memorandums. A collection of survey notes and descriptions of monuments on pro-forma sheets compiled by Ordnance Survey field staff in the course of the 1:2500 map revision of various counties, mostly dating from 1931 – early 1960s. These unpublished manuscripts form part of the records of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service Archive, Dublin.

Ranson, Rev. J. 1945 Some unrecorded Wexford antiquities. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 75, 53-5.