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Souterrain

Scarteen (Magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Scarteen, 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
Scarteen (Magunihy By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.09639, -9.52828
SMR number
KE058-090001-

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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 (KE058-090----). A small opening (L 1.25m N-S; Wth 0.75m E-W) in the NW quadrant of the rath slopes down to the N for c. 1.25m into what may be the original entrance to this souterrain. There are small shallow depressions to the S and SW of the opening and a possible capstone lies on the ground immediately to the S. A passage beneath the opening extends to the N for a short distance and then turns to the W. There is rough drystone walling on both sides of the passage. The roof of the passage is corbelled. A linear feature (on a N-S axis) in the interior of the rath to the E of the souterrain opening, appears to extend to the S and SW and may relate to the souterrain. This is the 'cavern', referred to in the 1840s as being in a 'fort' in Scarteen townland (OSNB, Aghadoe, no. 1, 7).

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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