Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lissavane East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissavane East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.11806, -9.66418
- SMR number
- KE057-046001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 the centre of a rath (KE057-046----). The souterrain is marked by two adjacent depressions, one to the NW and the other to the SE. The rectangular NW depression (D 0.4m; 4.7m x 3.2m) on a N-S axis has a large subrectangular prostrate stone (1.7m x 1m x 0.2m) at its S end, possibly a roof lintel. The space (D c. 0.4m) beneath the stone is filled with bottles. The SE depression (D 0.25m; 4m x 2m) is on an E-W axis and is 2m to the SE. According to local information, a large stone covers a passage leading to some chambers. The openings were filled in for safety. This souterrain is named 'Cave' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.