Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballyquin (upperthird By.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyquin (upperthird By.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.30743, -7.38737
- SMR number
- WA003-054----
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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
Located at the crest of a S-facing slope. It was discovered in 1970 when it was recorded by E. Prendergast (NMI file). It consisted of an oval chamber (dims. 3.15m E-W; 1.45m N-S; H 1.2m) with a corbelled roof closed with six lintels. A creep towards E end of N wall leads to a chamber or passage (inaccessible), and a creep towards W end of S wall leads to a passage, now blocked, which may represent the original entrance. It is now closed.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.