Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Inchinapallas, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchinapallas
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.14205, -8.36211
- SMR number
- CO035-007----
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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 pasture, to S of road. Discovered in 1975 during excavations for building. Investigated by C.J.F. McCarthy who described single stone-built beehive chamber (diam. 3.35m ; H 2.43m) with two passages leading from it; site closed shortly after discovery (McCarthy 1977, 259). No visible surface trace. Second souterrain (CO035-076---) c. 20m distant.
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.