Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Brenormore, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.