Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballyvoe (corcomroe By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvoe (corcomroe By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave (1916)
- Coordinates
- 53.03177, -9.37241
- SMR number
- CL008-004006-
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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
On a rise in gently undulating pastureland, within a relict field system (CL009-004001-) and a larger multiperiod field system (CL008-109001-). Labelled 'Cave' in Gothic script on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and marked as a souterrain on Robinson's (1977) map. No visible trace of a souterrain is obvious but large limestone slabs and smaller stones are visible intermittently in an overgrown area (c. 6m x c. 6m) beside a pond. Several hollows (D c. 1m) noted were being used as badger sets.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 18 August 2022
References
Robinson, T. 1977 (revised 1999) The Burren: a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare. Map scale 1:31680. Roundstone: Folding Landscapes.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.