Souterrain

The National Monuments Service's description

In levelled ringfort (CO041-09501-). Bowman (1934, 562) noted that 'a Souterrain was here, but has been filled in'. According to local information, large slab, covering an opening, was disturbed by ploughing c. 1977. Removal of slab revealed stone-built chamber which was then backfilled. Further investigation in 1993 (pers. comm. E. Cotter) revealed two chambers at right angles to each other. Chamber 1: (L 3.2m; Wth 1.34m; H c.1m; long axis E-W); side walls and W end stone-built, E end earth-cut; roofed with lintels. Present entry through opening in E end of roof of chamber 1 where two lintels have been displaced. Creepway (L 0.94m; Wth 0.54m; H 0.48m) at S side (W end) of chamber 1 to Chamber 2; partially stone-built, partially earth-cut. Chamber 2: (L 3.7m; Wth 1m; long axis N-S); walls stone-built except for N end; roofed with lintels; displaced roof slabs and recent opening to surface at S end; evidence of previous backfilling.

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