Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lerrig South, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lerrig South
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.35433, -9.76365
- SMR number
- KE020-032001-
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
Situated in the next field NE of KE020-031----, KE020-032---- has excellent views in all directions. A univallate rath consisting of a sub-circular area enclosed by a bank and exterior fosse.
The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land and according to local tradition a souterrain (KE020-032001-) lay under the surface. No surface trace remains today.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 696. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.