Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrigcleena More, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigcleena More
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.06346, -8.69508
- SMR number
- CO041-106002-
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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 levelled ringfort (CO041-10601-). According to OS Field Books, Lisheenacarriga, little fort of the rock, has a cave which is said to contain three large apartments (Berry 1905, 33). Bowman (1934, 569) noted that 'a souterrain was here, but is now closed'. Area of fort and souterrain now destroyed by quarrying.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.