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Souterrain

Tullycommon, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Tullycommon, 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
Tullycommon
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.01478, -9.07059
SMR number
CL010-064078-

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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

Adjacent to ‘Souterrain A’ (CL010-064077-) in the N portion of Caharcommaun (CL010-064003-). A souterrain (L 6m; Wth 0.8-0.95m; H at S1.3m) roofed with limestone slabs and entered by a narrow flight of steps (Wth c. 0.5m). Excavation (Hencken 1938) revealed a layer of ash and animal bone as well as a human skull ‘surrounded by flat stones carefully laid’. This was interpreted by Hencken as a foundation deposit. According to Cotter (1999, 69) there are no known parallels for this theory, interment being more likely after the souterrains had gone out of use. A silver annular brooch was found in the roofed S end of the souterrain passage. Ó Floinn (1999, 78) suggests that the deposition of the brooch is likely to have taken place in the 9th century. Cahercommaun is a national monument in State care. (Hencken 1938, 1-81; Cotter 1999, 41-95)

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 4 October 2016

References

Cotter, C. 1999 Cahercommaun Fort, Co. Clare: a reassessment of its cultural context. Discovery Programme Reports 5, 41-95. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.

Hencken, H. O'Neill 1938 Cahercommaun: a stone fort in County Clare. Dublin. Royal Society of Antiquaries (extra volume).

Ó Floinn, R. 1999 The date of some metalwork from Cahercommaun reassessed. In Cotter, C. Cahercommaun Fort, Co. Clare: a reassessment of its cultural context. Discovery Programme Reports 5, 73-9. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.

Nearby in the register

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

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