Fuerty

Fuerty
Fiodharta
Townland
Fuerty church and graveyard
Fuerty church and graveyard
Fuerty is located in Ireland
Fuerty
Fuerty
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 8°16′00″W / 53.6166°N 8.2666°W / 53.6166; -8.2666
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM834574

Fuerty (historically Fewerty, from Irish: Fiodharta, meaning 'high wood')[1] is a townland and civil parish on the R366 regional road near the town of Roscommon in County Roscommon, Ireland. Fuerty is known for a ruined church and ancient graveyard on the site of a Celtic Christian abbey.

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)