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Souterrain

Poulgorm, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Poulgorm, County Clare, 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
Poulgorm
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05635, -9.13335
SMR number
CL005-153002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

NW of centre in an inland promontory fort (CL005-153----). A souterrain comprising an unroofed partially rock-cut trench which opens near the centre of the fort and runs N (L 1.7m; Wth 0.7m). The trench then turns NE (L 3.5m; 0.85-1.1m; D 0.7-0.9m), and part of this section (L 2m) is roofed with three irregular lintels. Finally, it joins a chamber (c. 4m NE-SW; 3.4m NW-SE; D 1.6m) visible as a depression filled with rubble and hazel scrub. A narrow depression reminiscent of a collapsed passage (Wth 1m; L c. 10m) runs SE from the chamber potentially indicating a continuation of the feature. 

 

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell

 

Date of upload: 21 October 2025

Nearby in the register

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

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