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Souterrain

Kilclogh (Muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Kilclogh, 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
Kilclogh (Muskerry East By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.96230, -8.67983
SMR number
CO062-089----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

On hillside. Discovered in 1976 during ploughing, investigated by J.P. McCarthy (1977, 266-7). Two long stone-built chambers at right angles to each other and joined by earth-cut creepway. Chamber 1: (L 7.2m; Wth 1.2m; H 1.5m; long axis NW-SE). Earth-cut cell (L 0.8m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m) entered by creepway at SE end of chamber 1; McCarthy suggests this was the original enterence. Towards NW end of NE wall, creepway (L 1.5m; Wth 0.65m; H 0.45m) to chamber 2: (7.7m; Wth 1.3m; max. H 2m; long axis NE-SW) which has clay-cut SW end. Floor slopes downwards towards NE end. Earth-cut cell (L 0.8m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m) entered by creepway at SE end of gallery 1 which McCarthy suggests is the original entrance. Souterrain now closed up.

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

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

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