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Souterrain

Garryduff (Newcastle Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Garryduff (Newcastle 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
Garryduff (Newcastle Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.26502, -7.78418
SMR number
TS088-082----

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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 a NW-facing slope in upland, undulating terrain, in rough pasture. A stream runs N-S 8m W of the souterrain. A ringfort (TS088-083----) is located 7m SE of the S end of the souterrain. There is also a souterrain (TS088-068---) 260m to the NW in the neighbouring townland of Boolahallagh. A souterrain, running N-S, constructed of cream-coloured sandstone drystone-walling with five lintels. The N end of the passage (L 2.85m; Wth 1.3m E-W; H 1.13m) terminates in a curving wall. A the S end there is evidence of collapse suggesting that the souterrain continued southward, this is supported by the evidence above ground, where there is a raised area (H above ext. to W 0.45m) over the passage which runs southward (total L 12.5m) and possibly terminates 7m from the base of scarp of an adjacent ringfort. The souterrain was discovered when a lintel at the N end of the passage broke under the weight of a tractor. There are a lot of loose stones in the interior. The drystone-walling is composed of mainly small stones (average dims. 0.1m x 0.2m) interspersed with some larger stones. The lintels are fairly rectangular (average Wth 0.35; S lintel Wth of 0.6m broadening out to 0.75m to the W; D 0.2-0.3m) and are covered by a 0.25m depth of soil.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 13 July 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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