Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Gurteenroe (bantry By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gurteenroe (bantry By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.69919, -9.45624
- SMR number
- CO105-035002-
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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 1936 when house built beside ringfort (105-03501). Surveyed by C. Chevasse who describes three chambers, all earth-cut, sub-rectangular in plan and joined by creepways. Chamber 1: L 2.13m, Wth 0.8m, H 0.93m. Chamber 2: L 2.28m, Wth 0.9m, H 0.65m. Chamber 3: L 1.36m, Wth 0.9m. (McCarthy 1977, 257). No surface evidence.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Batteryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.