Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Gortalassa (magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortalassa (magunihy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.15813, -9.58571
- SMR number
- KE048-055001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a rath (KE048-055----). A large sandstone boulder (L 3.3m; 0.8m x T 0.8m) covers a hollow, immediately inside the bank of the rath at WNW. There are numerous loose stones in the hollow, some of which appear to form drystone walling. The landowner recalls his father stating that it was almost possible for an adult to stand up in the hollow. According to the landowner, the cross, sword, harp and shamrock faintly engraved on the WSW end of the stone were done by a local man in the early years of the 20th century. In the 1840s, a 'large cavern' with a 'large stone about 12 feet [3.65m] in length lying flat over the entrance' was recorded in the W side of the rath (OSNB, Molahiffe, no. 1, 42). (Castleisland District Archaeological Survey)
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.