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Souterrain

Clogorrow, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Clogorrow, County Kildare, 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
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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

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

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