Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Garrough, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrough
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 51.78260, -10.08697
- SMR number
- KE106-027001-
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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
Cave: An opening to a stone-built souterrain (KE106-027001-), .8m x .5m, occurs close to the centre of the caher and gives access to a passage which extends NE-SW for a distance of 3.5m. Measuring .6m wide and .5m high, this passage features roughly coursed drystone walls and is roofed with large slabs. A small semicircular chamber opens off its SE side-wall at the NE end. This is 1m wide, .6m high and 1.3m deep, and is roofed with three lintels. The SW end of the passage opens into a second passage which extends 5.2m NW-SE. A rise in floor level blocks its NW end.
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. 589. 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 - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.