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Souterrain

Brenormore, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Brenormore, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Brenormore
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.44259, -7.53723
SMR number
TS071-022002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Presence of a souterrain referred to by Keatinge (1858-9, 11) as 'a sewer leading from the fort; and on asking him [the local guide] why it was in ruins, he informed me that some couple of years ago a fox, hotly pressed by the Tipperary hounds, had earthed in it, and was dug out, which accounts for its present state'. Within W-side of enclosure (TS071-022001-). Linear depression (L 8m on N-side; L 9m on S-side; basal Wth 1m; overall Wth 4.5m; D 0.7m to N; 0.95m to S) adjoining interior of bank of enclosure (TS071-022001-) at W. Souterrain defined by low earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.25m; Wth 3.45m) to S side and bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.45m; Wth 3.55m) to N side; open to E. Possible stone corbelling. Loose stones within fosse of enclosure may be associated. Enclosure (TS071-023001-) located 360m to S.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Keatinge 1858-9 'Proceedings'. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 5, 11-12.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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