Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Coad, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coad
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.78087, -10.06082
- SMR number
- KE106-033002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A portion of this souterrain was uncovered in 1995. The exposed section of passage, orientated approximately E-W, measured 4.4m long and had two stone-built steps at the W end. The passage was 0.6m wide at the base and the dry-stone walls, c. 1.5m high, inclined inwards towards the top (SMR file).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 13 October 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.