Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Treantagh, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Treantagh
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.92604, -7.50591
- SMR number
- DG062-038----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a SE-facing slope in tillage (potatoes). The souterrain was discovered in Spring 2014, just 0.2m beneath the present ground level when a roof-stone was dislodged during the course of ploughing. The resultant opening (1m x 0.6m) gives access to a linear passage aligned NNW-SSE (total exposed L c. 4.5m; Wth. 1.1m; H c. 0.3-0.8m), constructed of roughly coursed drystone walls and roofed with large flat roof-stones. It is lowest at the portion to the NNW of the opening (L c. 1m), but this may be at least partially due to a build-up of soil since the roof-stone was dislodged. At the portion to the SSE of the opening (L c. 3.5m) the floor level gradually slopes downwards, thus raising then height of the passage. The two ends of the exposed part of the passage are blocked up with soil. A rectangular area (dims. 13.5m; 4m), within which the souterrain is located, has been left untilled.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 11 August 2014
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