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Souterrain

Ballyganner North, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Ballyganner North, 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
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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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

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

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

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