Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kerries West, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kerries West
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.27087, -9.75852
- SMR number
- KE029-318----
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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 on gently sloping grassland overlooking Tralee Bay to the S and W. Discovered in October 2013 it consists of a chamber (3.2m L; c. 1.3m L) and passage (0.7m W; 0.7m H). The chamber, orientated E-W, was spanned originally by four large limestone lintels, two of which had cracked and fallen into the interior. It was substantially filled with earth that had fallen in from above the lintels. The chamber was constructed of dry-stone walling and this was visible along its N side. It terminated at E end and a passage exited at the W running in a NNE-SSW direction: this was blocked with earth and other debris just inside its entrance.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh based on details kindly supplied by Dr. Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council.
The attached image is uploaded courtesy of M. Connolly.
Date of upload: 30 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.