Souterrain

The National Monuments Service's description

Within the SW quadrant of a rath (GA114-109----). This souterrain has collapsed and is now defined by an open linear depression (12m NE-SW; 3.8m NW-SE; D 0.7m). Its sides are vertical and remnants of possible stone corbelling survive; it is heavily eroded by livestock. A broad, partially exposed, lintel surrounded by another depression (dims. 3.8m NE-SW; 3.1m NW-SE; D 0.55m) is visible 6m to the SW. The lintel seems to cover another area of collapse. It is not possible to say if the two passages are connected, but their close proximity would suggest that they are. Another small area of collapse (dims. 2m E-W; 1.8m N-S; D 0.65m), c. 1.8m to the SE, suggests the passage turns here. There is another souterrain (GA114-109001-) in the SE quadrant of the rath. (McCaffrey 1952, 285, no. 7)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 7 September 2016

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 5/1980).
The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 627.

References

McCaffrey, P. 1952 A contribution to the archaeology of the barony of Dunkellin, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.