Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilvurra, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilvurra
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.69605, -8.98867
- SMR number
- CO121-020----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 break in S-facing slope. Discovered 1983, when roof of chamber collapsed spontaneously. At least 3 chambers revealed, only one accessible. Two creepways led from N end. Chamber 1: H c. 1m; 2.9m NW-SE; 1.5m SW-NE. (Cleary 1987, 30).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.