Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Tullycommon, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullycommon
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.01408, -9.06983
- SMR number
- CL010-064099-
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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 SW quadrant of a hut site (CL010-064098-) c. 16m SE from the outermost enclosing wall of Cahercommaun (CL010-064003-). Described by Hencken (1938, 7-8 and Fig. 3) as a short irregular crack in the underlying limestone (D 0.65m; Wth 0.75m) converted into a souterrain, one capstone of which survived. There were two internal upright slabs. A small collapsed souterrain (L 2.7m) aligned N-S. The opening to W is covered by a lintel (L 1.35m; Wth 0.68m) over a small chamber (Wth 1.1m; H 0.4m) with upright slabs at E and W and loose stone at the base. Investigations by Hencken (ibid.) found traces of ash and the bones of a dog.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL010-064099-_01.jpg From S. Lintel over souterrain opening.
CL010-064099-_02.jpg From NW. Alignment of partially collapsed souterrain.
Revised by: Mary Tunney
Date of revision: 29 April 2019
References
Hencken, H. O'Neill 1938 Cahercommaun: a stone fort in County Clare. Dublin. Royal Society of Antiquaries (extra volume).
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.