Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cooldurragha (carbery West (e.d.) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cooldurragha (carbery West (e.d.) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.54752, -9.15482
- SMR number
- CO142-054002-
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 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In E half cashel (CO142-054001-). Two collapsed chambers, one leading N, the other E. N chamber filled with rubble; impossible to examine. E chamber partially filled in; constructed of rough stone work, now much collapsed. Leading to chambers from S is long depression (L 4m; Wth 2m), probably caused by "investigations" of souterrain.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.