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Souterrain

Cloghanelinaghan, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Cloghanelinaghan, 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
Cloghanelinaghan
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.96248, -10.21929
SMR number
KE079-115----

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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

This inaccessible drystone-built souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, is located on a SE facing slope overlooking the estuary of the Ferta river. Two openings to it are located on the NW and NE sides of a slightly raised, roughly circular area which measures 17m in diameter. Adjacent to the NW ope is a 1.7m long section of well-built walling which may represent the remains of an associated hut. Both openings to the souterrain are blocked by collapsed material, but the side-walls of a chamber or passage are visible through that at NE; these are carefully built and corbel slightly just below the roofing 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. 859. 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

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

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