Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Acres (carbery West (e.d.) By., Dromdaleague Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Acres (carbery West (e.d.) By., Dromdaleague Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.68250, -9.21397
- SMR number
- CO120-006002-
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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
Low, subcircular mound (diam. 17m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.95m), in centre of cashel (CO120-00601-), has central depression (diam. 4m; D 0.5m). According to Nyhan, a souterrain was found here with walls 1.37m high (McCarthy 1977, 326).
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 - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.