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Souterrain

Raheen (Garrangibbon Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Raheen (Garrangibbon Par.), 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
Raheen (Garrangibbon Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.41059, -7.47269
SMR number
TS078-030002-

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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

On quite steep E-facing slope in undulating terrain, under pasture. Ringfort (TS078-030001-) known locally as 'The Raheen' was said to have been ploughed out about a hundred years ago (Prendergast 1972, NMI). Souterrain in NW quadrant, the entrance is marked by a mound of stones (dims. c. 4m x 2m)on top of the bank, with capstone at ESE end, probably above Chamber 3 of the souterrain. The souterrain was discovered in 1972 and was investigated by Ellen Prendergast for the National Museum of Ireland. According to Prendergast (NMI files) the souterrain is located close to the most easterly edge of the ringfort. It consisted of 'three chambers linked by two narrow passages, orientated East-West. It was excavated into the earth and stone-lined throughout' (ibid.). Chamber 1, oval in plan (max. Wth 1.5m; max. H 1.1m) measured 1m in length including its portal passage at its W end. It was lined with vertical flagstones up to max. H of 0.65m with a corbelled roof of small flagstones and boulders. At W end of Chamber 1 there was a well-constructed portal passage (dims. 0.6m H x 0.45m Wth x 0.65m L) formed of two upright slabs surmounted by a large lintel and partially blocked by a horizontal sill stone. This gave access to Chamber 2. This was pear-shaped in plan (dims. 2.4m L x 0.85m max. Wth; 1.35m H) stone lined with lintelled roof. At SW end a long, narrow, sloping curved passage retained by drystone walling and lintelled roof, led to Chamber 3. This, the largest chamber, is oval in plan (dims. 5m L x 2.1m max. Wth, 1.55m H) and constructed with upright slabs, corbelling and lintelled roof. At the NW angle there is a blocked portal extending NW which may lead to another chamber or the orginal entrance (ibid.).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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