Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballygeagoge, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygeagoge
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Souterrain
- Coordinates
- 52.34590, -8.48587
- SMR number
- LI056-013001-
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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 pasture, on the SE facing slope of Mortlestown Hill, 40m W of townland boundary with Ballinlyna Lower. ‘Cahir Mortle’ (LI056-011001-) and ringfort (LI056-011002-) lie 500m to the NW, a stone circle (LI056-014----) lies 264m to the E. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Souterrain’ on Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map, where it is shown as a small circular opening in W quadrant of ringfort (LI056-013----). In 1931 the monument was described as; ‘two moats or lisses with souterrains’ (O’Shaughnessy and Carroll 1931, 69-70). Souterrain is not depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. No surface remains of souterrain visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 2 December 2021
References
O’Shaughnessy, D.F. and Carroll, P. 1931 Tara Luachra. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 36, No. 144, 69-75.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.