Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballyhoolahan West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhoolahan West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Souterrain (Site of) (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.16661, -9.03725
- SMR number
- CO022-129002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In SE quadrant of ringfort (CO022-12901-). Bowman (1934, 493) noted that 'in the South part of the inner rampart is a hole 21 ft. by 12, by 4ft. deep.This is the site of a souterrain' . This hole is still visible. Also recorded by McCarthy (1977, 333, Ballyhoulahan III). Possible souterrain (CO022-181---) in adjoining field.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.