Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Sheshymore, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sheshymore
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.00015, -9.13705
- SMR number
- CL009-164----
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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 SE of an enclosure (CLO09-164001-). Identified by Paul Walsh (SMR file). This angular rock-cut souterrain comprises a passage and chamber, both mostly filled with rubble. Several roof lintels are in position. It is entered from the W, through a passage (L 2.2m; Wth 1m; visible H 0.2m) oriented WNW-ESE, which turns sharply to SSW and continues (L 2.2m; Wth 1m; max. visible H 1m) to a rectangular chamber (2.1m WNW-ESE; 1.65m NNE-SSW; visible D 0.6-0.7m). This has lintelled alcoves at the SW (1m WNW-ESE; 0.6m NNE-SSW; visible D 0.6-0.7m) and SE (1m WNW-ESE; 0.7m NNE-SSW; visible D 0.6-0.7m). The S wall of the SE alcove is drystone-built.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 5 July 2022
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.