Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Dromdowney Lower, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromdowney Lower
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.17581, -8.69611
- SMR number
- CO024-152----
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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
Roadside, c. 230m SE of Dromdowney Castle (CO024-15102-). According to Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, 255), 'there is a hole inside the ditch, on west side of the road, which the old people say is the entrance to a tunnel leading to the Killeen Church' (CO024-10503-), c. 530m to NE. According to local information, filled in years ago. No visible surface trace.
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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.