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Souterrain

Pullagh, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Pullagh, 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
Pullagh
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.08220, -9.00801
SMR number
CL006-048----

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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

At the S foot of low cliff (H 4m) at the N end of a narrow terrace (Wth c. 100m) of outcropping rock and rough grazing, at the S end of the Slievecarran Plateau. A well-preserved souterrain (L 4.5m N–S; av. Wth 1.1m; H 1.3m) built into a low, artificially raised and retained platform (CL006-048002-), incorporating a small fissure or cave in the cliff-face at its N end. It is drystone built with a corbelled upper course supporting large roof lintels. Its S end is rounded, and a displaced capstone here allows access which can also be gained at the opposite N end through the natural cave. The cave (L 2.6m N–S; Wth 1.4m) is almost triangular in profile with side walls that taper to meet almost at a point at roof level. A large limestone block is set at N end of the souterrain chamber at the point where it meets the cave, acting like a sillstone or step between the cave and souterrain. Collapsed stone on the floor of the cave obscures the N side of this stone. A cashel (CL006-135001-) and circular hut site (CL006-135002-) lie c. 100m to SSW.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin

Date of upload: 27 July 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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