Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lyre (duhallow By., Clonmeen Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lyre (duhallow By., Clonmeen Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.09896, -8.86431
- SMR number
- CO040-027002-
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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 S half of ringfort (CO040-02701-). Ringfort and souterrain destroyed by quarrying in 1960s. According to local information, souterrain 'ran the length of the sand pit and had a cone-shaped bee-hive construction in the centre of it'. Fragment of stone-built entry passage, roofed with lintels, which appeared to give access to a chamber, was inspected by M.J. O'Kelly and E. Shee (1968, 46-7); subsequently completely destroyed.
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
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.