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Souterrain

Lissavane East, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lissavane East, 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
Lissavane East
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.12169, -9.64842
SMR number
KE057-049001-

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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

In a rath (KE057-049----), to the W of the centre of the interior. A subcircular depression (4m E-W; 3m N-S), representing an area of possible collapse, has a small circular opening on its E side. An L-shaped underground passage is visible through the opening. The E-W section of the passage (L 5m; Wth c. 1.1m; H 1.5m) is constructed of drystone walling and is roofed with large stone lintels. The collapsed lintels at the E end of the passage restrict visibility towards the E end where a second passage (L c. 3m), on a N-S axis, extends to the N. A small opening into the second passage, which is filled with debris, occurs at the N end. Cooke (1906, 6-7), noted that the height of the passage increased and that one of the lintels had been removed from the S end of the second passage to create an entrance. This may be where the lintels are disturbed at the E end of the first passage. Cooke's ground plan of the souterrain shows that the second passage projects further S (ibid., Pl. 2).

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

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

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