Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Coolroe (dunkerron North By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolroe (dunkerron North By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Coolroe Cave
- Coordinates
- 52.03009, -9.71992
- SMR number
- KE065-096----
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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
This site is located on the NE slopes of Knockroe, a short distance S of Glasheencorgoad stream. An opening, .6m x .3m, gives access to a 3.8m long stretch of a passage which is aligned N-S. Its walls are of dry stone construction, .9m high, and it is roofed with lintels.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 866. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.