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Souterrain

Gortdonaghmore, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Gortdonaghmore, 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
Gortdonaghmore
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Souterrain (1937)
Coordinates
51.94748, -8.64552
SMR number
CO062-117002-

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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

In NW quadrant of ringfort (8339). Coleman (1947, 70) described sub-rectangular earth-cut chamber (long axis N-S; L 8ft 8in; Wth 3ft; H 3ft 10in); creepway at SW corner to chamber 2:(long axis E-W; L 6ft 6in; Wth 3ft 6in; H 3ft); both partially filled with earth and stones. Infilled stone-built passage (L 22ft 4in; Wth 1ft 10in; H 18in) extends eastwards from N end of chamber 1, visible on surface as depression with four slabs exposed. Coleman suggests oval-shaped depression at E end of passage is original entrance; chamber 1 entered by Coleman through deliberate opening at NW end. Coleman (ibid. also noted hollow (diam. 5ft) with traces of stone walling on its W side, c. 7ft to S 'as remains of a further chamber or of some other structure (such as a hut site)'. Entrance 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

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

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