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Souterrain

An Gabhlán Thoir, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, An Gabhlán Thoir, County Kerry, 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
An Gabhlán Thoir
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.14925, -10.14414
SMR number
KE044-141----

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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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

The souterrain came to light accidentally when the ground collapsed during agricultural activity. It is located in a pasture field, immediately east of a north-south field boundary. The collapse revealed part of a dry-stone walled chamber (c. 1.3m x c. 1.05m) whose exact shape is unclear due to collapse but may be part of the original entrance. On the north side of this is a short creephole (Wth 0.5m; L 0.65m; H 0.45m). This short passage is covered by a single lintel stone, and its west side is also formed by a single stone set on edge. The other side is formed of dry-stone walling. This creep-way leads to a single roughly rectangular chamber (L c. 2.85m SE-NW; Wth c. 1m SW-NE). The walls of this chamber are formed of near-vertical drystone walling (H c. 1.35m) and are covered by four end-to-end lintel stones. The floor of the chamber is covered by fine clay silt indicating it is flooded on occasions, though dry when surveyed.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 6 January 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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