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Souterrain

Dromcarban, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Dromcarban, 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
Dromcarban
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.02636, -9.35924
SMR number
KE067-112----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 pasture, on a rise near a bog to the N of Glenflesk village. Three openings are evident on the face of a recently made NE-SW scarp (H 1m). The opening at SW (Wth 1.05m; H 0.5m) is partially obscured by a large stone. A smaller opening (Wth 0.45m; H c. 0.1m) lies 1.85m to the NE. The largest opening (Wth 2m) lies a further 0.8m to the NE, and gives access to a downsloping passage (H 1.1m) with sloping sides and a curved roof cut from clay and gravel. The passage extends c. 7m to the W where it is partially blocked by a pile of stones, some of which are water rolled. A small overhead opening allows light to enter at this point. The passage then curves to the S and re-emerges at the SW opening. A smaller inaccessible passage leads to the N from the second opening, crosses the main passage and continues to the N for 1.6m, after which it turns to the W.

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.

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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