Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Glenawillin, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenawillin
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.96938, -8.17987
- SMR number
- CO065-032002-
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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 ringfort (CO065-03201-). Discovered in 19th century by Rev. J. Cotter. Brash (1879, 134-135) described two earth-cut chambers, roofed with slabs. One chamber measured '13ft in length, 4ft 6in in width and 3ft 10 in in height'. 'The second passage was in length 10ft 6in, in breadth 3ft 1in, and in height 3ft 9in'. Brash does not mention that the chambers were connected by creepway but McCarthy (1977, 252) comments that the possibility is that they were. One capstone in each chamber was found to bear an ogham inscription (CO065-033---; CO065-098---). Tradition that entrance to souterrain is 6 - 8m outside S bank of ringfort; stone-faced revetment in lawn curves at this spot.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.