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Souterrain

Caherdesert, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Caherdesert, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Caherdesert
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Souterrain (1936)
Coordinates
52.02661, -8.22585
SMR number
CO054-021002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, atop hill. McCarthy (1977, 179), from local information, records stone-built souterrain with zig-zag plan consisting of 'passages rather than chambers' with 'jamb stones at angular bends in passages said to make movement difficult'. No visible surface trace. 1936 OS 6-inch map shows adjacent gallán (CO054-021003-). Aerial photograph (CASAP) shows circular enclosure (CO054-021001-) surrounding souterrain and standing stone. Possible cashel (CO054-020001-) and souterrain (CO054-020002-) c. 70m to NW.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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