Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Minish, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Minish
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.03814, -9.45366
- SMR number
- KE067-100----
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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 level pasture, to the SW of a railway line. According to local information 'an underground cavern' containing water was revealed in the course of mechanical excavation in this area. It was filled in for safety reasons. There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain.
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 - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.