Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrignagroghera , County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrignagroghera
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.14960, -8.28761
- SMR number
- CO035-019002-
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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
At W side of and extending underneath bank of levelled ringfort (CO035-01901-). Recorded by O'Flanagan (1844, 101) as 'subterranean chambers'. Investigated by O'Kelly and Shee (1968, 45-6) after roof of chamber was penetrated by machinery. Initial inspection showed that chamber was previously opened at the same point and then backfilled and a large stone used to block the opening. Site consisted of roughly circular stone-built chamber (diam. c. 3m; H 2.6m) with corbelled roof; creepway (H c. 0.5m; Wth c. 0.5m) at E side to stone-built passage (min. L 4.5m; Wth c. 2m; H c. 2.3m; long axis E-W) which tapered at both ends. Dimensions of passage suggest use as a chamber also; sides and W wall corbelled to enable it to be roofed by very short light lintels; E end blocked but probing suggested that passage extended further to E. 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.