Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cnoc An Bhróigín Thoir, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cnoc An Bhróigín Thoir
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.16614, -10.30565
- SMR number
- KE043-135001-
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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
Lisbeg/An Lios Beag: Circular rath KE043-135---- was levelled c. 1964.
Though a souterrain has been noted at the site (local information; OSNB Kildrum, 30), no such structure was revealed when the site was levelled. Curran also noted a well with a never-failing spring of water. He described this as well-built and roofed 'but so low that access was obtained only by crawling on hands and knees'. Perhaps the souterrain (KE043-135001-) and the well were one and the same structure.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 714. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 7 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.