Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballyganner North, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyganner North
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.01499, -9.15743
- SMR number
- CL009-063002-
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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
Situated in the W interior of a cashel (CL009-063001-), this undifferentiated souterrain (min. 6.2m E-W) is visible as a linear mound of rubble (12.5m E-W; 4-5m N-S; H. c. 0.5m) under which the tops of drystone walls are traceable. The entrance (Wth 0.7m) seems to be at the N side of the W end. The passage is partly filled with loose stones and cracked lintels. After an initial straight section of passage (L 2.2m; Wth 1m) extending to E, a large upright slab jutting from N forces the passage to turn S (L 0.9m; Wth 0.9m) and then E. From here the passage continues E (L c. 5m) and is wide (1.6m) at first, but gradually narrows (1.2m). The E end is blocked by a fallen lintel, but may continue (L c. 2m) under the surface mound of rubble.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 4 April 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.