Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Stroove, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Stroove
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.23167, -6.93612
- SMR number
- DG013-006----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1841 map "Scotland (Southern part). XIII" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1841 · Scotland (Southern part). XIII (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Scotland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Several ridges of rock outcrop occur in this field. In one of these is a rock-cut souterrain. (M. R. Colhoun). It consists of an entrance shaft 0.8m in diameter and 2.5m deep. To the NE of this is a passage 6m long, 0.95m wide and 1.5m high. The entrance to this from the shaft is 0.8m wide and 1.9m high. A small opening 0.4m wide and 0.42m high connects this to the SE chamber. The SE chamber is entered through an opening 0.6m wide and 0.85m high. There is a step down into the chamber which is 3.6m long and 1.2m wide except for a SW outshot which increases the width to 1.55m. The maximum height is 1.3m. It is situated on high pasture in a naturally terraced field sloping to the SE.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Signal towerunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.