Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Fán, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fán
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10363, -10.40910
- SMR number
- KE052-270002-
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 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
National Monument No. 177. Dunbeg/An Dún Beag:
A drystone-built souterrain extends for 16.5m from within the entrance passage to some 2m S of the inner face of bank 2. For most of its length it measures 1m wide and 1m high. An accidental entrance occurs 3m N of the outer face of the rampart, and immediately S of this the souterrain takes an abrupt turn to SW and is reduced in width and height to .5m. The junction of the 2 sections is marked by 2 large orthostats rising the full height of the walls.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 272. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 4 August 2013
Nearby in the register
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- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.