Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilberrihert (muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilberrihert (muskerry East By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Souterrain (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.94076, -8.91356
- SMR number
- CO060-121002-
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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 N half of ringfort (CO060-121001-). Described by Gillman (1896b, 417-20) as two ovoid earth-cut chambers and stone-built entrance passage. Short slope from ringfort interior to entrance (2ft x 2ft). Passage (L 7ft) sloping downwards to SE, covered by two stone slabs. Earth-cut creepway from passage to chamber 1: (L 10ft 6in; Wth 4ft 6in; H 3ft 7in; long axis E-W). Creepway at NE corner to S corner of chamber 2 (long axis WNW-ESE), which is of similar dimensions to chamber 1. Opening at SW corner of chamber 1 reveals collapsed passage presumably to further chamber(s). McCarthy (1977, 265) interpreted stone slab at NW corner of chamber 1 and on SW side of chamber 2 as possibly 'facings to a construction pit'. Entrance to souterrain now closed.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.