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Souterrain

Knockeen, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Knockeen, County Waterford, 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
Knockeen
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.20872, -7.16138
SMR number
WA017-097002-

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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)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a S-facing slope, just below rock outcrop to the N. A collapsed circular chamber (diam. c. 2.4m) connected by a creep (L c. 1.2m) to an intact oval chamber (dims. c. 3.35m x c. 1.5m; H c. 1.5m) which has a blocked entrance passage (L 1.5m), at the far end. It was discovered in the 1890s when it was reportedly associated with slight traces of a 'lios' (WA017-097001-) (P. 1894-5; Anon. 1912, 279). It is now closed, but visible as a shallow depression in the ground surface (diam. 14m) of a pasture field.

Anon. (1912) Proceedings - Waterford historical sketch, JRSAI 42, 256-83.
P. (1894-5) Notes and queries - Interesting discovery of bee-hive chambers. WAJ 1, 230-32.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 29 July 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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