Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Tuar An Chladáin, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tuar An Chladáin
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.96495, -10.01160
- SMR number
- KE081-001001-
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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 S facing, open mountain terrain between Coomacarrea and Meenteog, on the N side of the Owroe river valley. A cluster of eight huts occur on a terraced ledge.
The hut at N (KE081-001002-) is the best preserved; Immediately on its NE side is the entrance to a triple roomed semi-subterranean chamber (KE081-001001-). The corbelled drystone chambers, roofed with lintels, extend to W, N and E, and average 2.2m long, 1m high and 1m wide. This complex is locally known as Uaigh an Duine. It is also called Clochán na gCaorach (information: B. Ó Cíobháin).
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. 1415. 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.