Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballybreen, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybreen
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.99184, -9.23814
- SMR number
- CL016-002003-
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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
In the NW quadrant of a cashel (CL016-002002-). A souterrain (L 8m), orientated E-W and visible as several exposed parallel lintels (L 1.7m). Two depressions with visible stonework to the N suggest that the souterrain was L-shaped or T-shaped in plan. These depressions have been used as badger setts and two further badger setts 6m to the NNE may also be associated.A curving field boundary (CL016-002001-) is located c. 21m to the N.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 31 January 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.