Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Clogorrow, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogorrow
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.02431, -6.97104
- SMR number
- KD035-005001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a levelled, possible moated site (KD035-005----), in level tillage. Darby (1899-1902, 191) records, 'The cave ran diagonally across it [the interior of the possible moated site] from the south-east corner. Only one end was … opened. This was composed of stonework, but was very much defaced and obliterated by searchers after crocks of gold.' He also records the local tradition that the monument was used as place of refuge by monks from Kilart nunnery (KD031-020001-) and Kilberry church (KD030-005----) and was known locally as 'The Coreally', possibly from the French 'couralé', underground fortification. No visible surface trace survives.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 27 November 2013
References
Darby, M. 1899-1902, Miscellanea: The Core-ally, Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society, 3, 191.
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.