Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Boherload, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boherload
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.59064, -8.57934
- SMR number
- LI013-197----
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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
Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pasture on the site of a levelled rath (LI013-109----) and visible intermittently as an E-W orientated bank (L 76.9m; Wth. 1m, H 0.15-0.2m) stretching across the field to an area of marsh. On the site of the rath the W end of the bank is visible as a rectangular concentration of stones (Wth. c. 1m; L 11m) with kerbing to the S. It terminates at a boulder in an area of scrub at its E end.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.