Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Poulgorm, County Clare, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (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
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.