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Souterrain

Kilkeran, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Kilkeran, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kilkeran
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.56744, -8.95412
SMR number
CO144-052----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a SW-facing slope. This souterrain was discovered in 1997 when the ground collapsed revealing an opening (diam. c. 0.6m). This opening gave access to the S end of a roughly rectangular chamber (c. 0.9m E-W; c. 3.5m N-S; H c. 1m). The chamber was constructed of drystone-walling; the walling rose vertically for c. 0.6m and then inclined inwards for the remaining c. 0.3m. The roof of the chamber was formed of stone lintels of which 5 remained in situ; the lintels had all collapsed in the area of the accidental opening and the N end of the chamber had also collapsed. At the SE corner of this chamber an earth-cut creepway (Wth c. 0.4m; L c. 0.5m) gave access to a second chamber. This roughly rectangular (c. 3.6m N-S; c. 1.1m E-W) earth-cut chamber had a domed roof (H c. 0.9m). Part of its roof had collapsed at the N end and its S end was formed by a sloping surface of rough earth; this latter is the likely position of the original entrance. Stone facing at the N end of the W side of this second chamber indicates the position of the construction shaft.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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