Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Dunisky, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunisky
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.86561, -8.89687
- SMR number
- CO083-016----
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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
Discovered in 1949 in sand pit; investigated by M.J O'Kelly and E.M Fahy. At least four rectangular stone-built chambers; walls corbelled; floors of hard tempered clay. Chamber 1: (L 3.04m; Wth 1.36m; H 1.51m; long axis N-S). Chamber 2: (L 2.43m; Wth 1.21m; H 1.51m; long axis E-W); reached by creepway in SW corner of chamber 1. Chamber 3: (L 3.04m; Wth 1.36m; H 1.51m; long axis N-S); NE corner reached by creepway at NW corner of chamber 2; roof collapsed; creepway at S end to chamber 4 (L 3.04m; Wth 1.36m; H 1.51m; long axis N-S). Collapsed creepway at S end of chamber 4 possibly led to further chambers. Site completely destroyed when revisited in 1952; area now submerged by Lee Valley Hydroelectric Scheme. (McCarthy 1977, 238-9)
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.