Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Crossterry West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crossterry West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.76586, -9.59831
- SMR number
- CO090-019002-
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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 a wooded area with occasional outcropping rock, on the W bank of the Kerry River. Through a lintelled opening stone steps can be seen which lead down to a stone-built passage (Wth 1m; H c. 1m) roofed with lintels. Depressions and collapsed areas in the vicinity of the opening indicate that the souterrain extends c. 30m as far as the riverbank to the E and then turns to the N for a short distance. A children's burial ground (CO090-019001-) lies c. 20m to the W.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
- Tunnel1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.