Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cave
Blarney, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Blarney
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 51.92917, -8.57055
- SMR number
- CO062-177002-
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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
'The ‘Dungeon’ consists of a natural cave that penetrates the northern side of the knoll on which Blarney Castle is located. The cave comprises a long, low and very narrow passage (17.5m long) that was integrated into a gun turret of the 17th century MacCarthy manor-house. The outer 3.5m length of the cave passage was artificially cut through enlarging the height and width of the passage. A drystone section of walling (3.5m long) was constructed against the artificially enlarged cave entrance.' (pers. comm. Marion Dowd 2013)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 28 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.