Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilconnell, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilconnell
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50613, -7.79266
- SMR number
- TS061-100005-
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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
Within the centre of a bawn (TS061-100003-) and c. 10m from a tower house (TS061-100002-), in lush, ungrazed pasture. There is no visible trace at ground level, it was probably backfilled for safety. It is not known of locally. In 1935 an underground passage was uncovered which, when partially opened, revealed ‘a hole about 12 ft [3.6m] by 6 ft [1.8m], and about 6ft deep…The roof is arched like a bridge, and the width between the side walls is 4 or 5 ft [1.2-1.5m]; the mortar is very hard, and obviously old’ (NMI topographical files 22/04/1935). Another letter states the arch was ‘4 feet [1.2m] down made of long stones and mortar’ (NMI topographical files). No archaeological inspection was carried out at the time, however, the description suggests that this is a souterrain.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.