Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballykilmurry (decies Without Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykilmurry (decies Without Drum By.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.19035, -7.54641
- SMR number
- WA014-024002-
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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
Situated in the interior of rath (WA014-024001-). It was first discovered c. 1890 and was investigated in 1933 (Mongey 1933) when a curved lintelled passage (L c. 7.5m; Wth c. 0.8m; H c. 1m) with a drop entrance leading to a collapsed chamber (diam. c. 3.5m) was found. The floor of the passage was rock-cut and covered with a layer of charcoal. It is now closed, and there is no visible evidence of its presence.
Mongey, L. (1933) Ringfort and souterrain at Ballykilmurry, Parish of Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford. JRSAI 63, 248-50.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.