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Souterrain

Dooneen (Iveragh By.), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Dooneen, 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
Dooneen (Iveragh By.)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.97319, -10.16520
SMR number
KE070-049002-

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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

Two adjoining univallate raths are located in sloping pastureland on the edge of an old meander scarp of the Ferta river, which flows to S. A small stream runs between the two sites and the enclosing elements on both sides of this are somewhat eroded. A field wall overlies and obscures the S sector of the bank of the rath at W. H

Ua Riain noted a ‘smaller circle’ (KE070-049001-) in it, located close to the bank at W and measuring 19 feet (5.8m) in diameter (1927).

He also recorded an inaccessible souterrain (KE070-049002-) located on the E side of this probable hut site. Neither feature can now be identified.

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. 501. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 1 August 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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