Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Doon Demesne, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doon Demesne
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.33765, -7.83607
- SMR number
- OF006-029002-
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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
Large multi-chambered souterrain located in the centre of a large ringfort (OF006-029001-) situated on an E/W esker ridge in undulating countryside. Foot (1860-61, 222-9) describes three dry stone walled chambers constructed with large limestone blocks in a cyclopean fashion with flat lintelled roofs joined by creepways. Chamber 1: L 8.84m; Wth 1.67m; H 1.67m. Chamber 2: L 10m; Wth 1.82m; H 1.67m. Chamber 3: L 9.1m; Wth 1.82m; H 1.67m. Original entrance destroyed with access to souterrain from the open roof of chamber 1 (English 1972, 249).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.