Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballymacquin Upper, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacquin Upper
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.36752, -9.80077
- SMR number
- KE020-004001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The interior [of ringfort (KE020-004----)] is at a higher level than the surrounding land and contains at least five small mounds; these could be the remains of a souterrain (KE020-004001-) since 'cave' is marked on the 1842 OS map. The mounds in the interior would appear to be constructed of stone.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 676. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 25 September 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.