Souterrain

The National Monuments Service's description

Located c. 50m to SE of graveyard (MA071-142002) on a W-facing slope on the E side of the Trimoge River valley. The souterrain appears to have been built into the rising slope.
It is indicated as ‘Cave’ on the 1838 and 1931 OS 6-inch maps; a small feature shown immediately adjacent to it at E is named ‘Thorn’ on the 1838 map but is not indicated on the later edition.
Inspected in 1988, a number of large flat slabs, partly sod-covered, were visible in a roughly L-shaped setting (6m N−S; 3m E−W) under two thorn trees. A subsequent inspection in 1997 found the massive prostrate slabs protruding from the ground surface in a roughly N−S line (L c. 7m). The three largest slabs measure as follows: L 1.7, Wth 1m, T 0.45m; L 1.25m, Wth 1.5m, T 0.25m; L 1.7m, Wth 1.1m, T 0.38m. The northern-most slab is separated from a second slab to S by a gap of c. 2m, and a gap of 2m separates the latter from the third slab around which there is cluster of large stones. The slabs may represent roofing lintels of a souterrain.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 13 September 2021