Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrigrour, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrigrour
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.76037, -9.54768
- SMR number
- CO090-029----
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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 pasture, on the summit of a hillock with views to the S over Glengarriff Harbour. An opening (1m E-W; 0.9m N-S) caused by a collapse of earth leads into a curving passage (L 17m; Wth 1m; H 1-1.2m) which extends first to the N and the turns for a short distance to the W. The walls are mostly earth-cut but they are topped with several courses of drystone-walling to support the large stone roof lintels. Another souterrain (CO090-028----) lies c. 110m to the NNE.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cairn - radial-stone cairnunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.