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Souterrain

Meggagh West, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Meggagh West, 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
Meggagh West
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.03325, -9.10818
SMR number
CL009-172002-

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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 partly in the S periphery of a cliff-edge fort (CL009-172001-) but also extending over the steep rocky slope to its S, this souterrain (7.15m NNE-SSW; Wth 0.65-1.15m; H 0.85-1.25m) comprises a N section (in the fort) which is cut into bedrock, and a free-standing S section built of large stones. The S section (L at W 3.35m; Wth at N 1.15m; Wth at S 0.65m; H at S 0.85m) has walls of long stones (L c. 1m; Wth 0.5m), with four roof-lintels in place. At least two large gaps in the passage roofing have trees growing through them. The rock-cut N section (L at W 3.8m; L at E 2m) is covered by four lintels which increase in height (max. 1.25m) with the slope in the interior of the fort. The rock-cut floor of the souterrain also rises toward the N, and the passage narrows (min. Wth 0.8m). At the N end an uncovered section (2.6m NNE-SSW; Wth 1.6m) slopes up to ground level; this may be the remains of the original souterrain entrance.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 11 July 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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