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Souterrain

An Leargain Bhreac, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, An Leargain Bhreac, County Donegal, 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
An Leargain Bhreac
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
NULL
Coordinates
55.16426, -7.59258
SMR number
DG028-003002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 1. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A very ruined cashel (DG028-003001-) consisting of a mass of collapsed stone. Two short stretches of the outer wall face are visible to the S and E but it is not possible to calculate the wall width. 10m outside on the S an apparently natural scarp is faced with large stones. On the W side of the cashel a section of souterrain is accessible for 9m N-S. It is open at the S and there was obviously an extension from here towards the SE. The walls are made up of large slabs with some drystone wall-ing. The roof consists of slabs. The passage is c. 0.8m wide and c. 0.9m high. The N end is marked by collapsed stone. The site is located on a gentle SE facing slope in mixed rough to fair land.

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

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

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