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Souterrain

Lissardagh, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lissardagh, 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
Lissardagh
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.85931, -8.86038
SMR number
CO083-026----

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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 level tillage, discovered in 1985 when ground collapsed. Three chambers linked by creepways; side walls rock-cut but roofs earth-cut.
Chamber 1: rectangular (L 6m; Wth 2m; H 1.5m; long axis N-S) with air vent in SW corner, infilled construction shaft at N end, creepway to chamber 2 just S of centre in E wall. Recent collapse at S end.
Chamber 2: roughly T-shaped with extensions to E and W at N end (L 5.6m; Wth at centre 1.4m; Wth at N end 2.8m; H 1.25m; long axis N-S). Infilled construction shaft at NW corner, creepway to chamber 1 in SW corner, creepway to chamber 3 in centre of N wall.
Chamber 3: roughly rectangular (L 4m; Wth 1.45m; H 1.4m; long axis N-S) with infilled construction shaft at SW corner, creepway to chamber 2 at SE corner. Just S of centre in E wall funnel-shaped extension (1.1m N-S; 1m E-W) which is probably original entrance, now blocked by scree of spoil on which rested legs and feet of human male c. 1.69m tall (bone report pers. comm. Barra O Donnabháin).

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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