Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Boulerdah, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boulerdah
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.98982, -10.11129
- SMR number
- KE070-117----
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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 souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, is located in rough boggy pasture on the S side of Meelin ridge, just N of the upper tributary of the Ferta river. It was accessible within living memory, but no surface trace of it is now apparent. It was recorded by Ua Riain who describes ‘a short flight of steps’ leading down to a ‘narrow doorway’, beyond which were two further ‘doorways’, with a blocked passage behind each (1927). These ‘doorways’ were presumably creepways. The site is locally known as ‘Lisnalour Oven’, due to its proximity to Lisnalour rath (KE070-021----), c. 270m to NNW.
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. 852. 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.