Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Knockeenduff, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockeenduff
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 52.08832, -9.50467
- SMR number
- KE058-102001-
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 a rath (KE058-102----). The rectangular stone-lined entrance (Wth 0.9m; H c. 0.6m) to the souterrain is in the NE quadrant of the rath, at the S end of a linear depression (c. 10m N-S; c. 1m E-W; D c. 0.6m), covered with overgrowth. The entrance gives access to a drystone-lined passage (H 1m; Wth 1.1m), which extends to the N under the depression and is roofed with large stone lintels c. 0.6m below the ground level. At its N end the passage appears to turn westwards. A ridge of dug-out material was noted to the E and W of the depression.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 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.