Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Skehacreggaun, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skehacreggaun
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.63864, -8.67656
- SMR number
- LI013-242002-
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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
Souterrain identified as Group 7 by Goorik Dehaene (Licence 07E0369) during archaeological testing undertaken in advance of a housing development located approx. 75m NW of Mungret ecclesiastical site (LI013-009008-). The results of the excavation were summarised as following; 'Group 7 is a souterrain, a possible kiln, associated pits and a linear feature. These features were located in the centre of the site. The souterrain was identified by an intact ‘drop-hole’ with a chamber extending northwards. No further investigation of the souterrain was conducted. It is assumed that the pits, kiln and linear feature are associated with the souterrain activity’(www.excavations.ie 2007, Site No. 1151; Dehaene 2010, 303).
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 7 July 2020
References
Dehaene, G. 2010 Skehacreggaun; Souterrain. I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 2007: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 303, No. 1151. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.