Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cave
Bridgequarter (decies Without Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bridgequarter (decies Without Drum By.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ooanagolour Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ooanagolour Cave
- Coordinates
- 52.11011, -7.77246
- SMR number
- WA030-012001-
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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 on a low W-facing slope. A limestone cave known locally as 'Ooanagoloor' (dims. c. 5m x c. 3m) is entered by a narrow passage (L c. 12m). It was investigated in 1906 when the bones of fowl and rabbit with some pottery, possibly medieval in date, were found. The first entrance to the Brothers' Cave is c. 70m to the SW, but a connection between the two caves was not re-opened. The original notebooks have been recovered and more detailed interpretations will be possible (Corlett and Dowd 2002). (Forsayeth 1909; 1931; Coleman 1947, 71)
Colman, J. C. (1947) Irish cave excavtion. JRSAI, 77, 63-77.
Corlett, C. and Dowd, M. (2002) Brothers in caves. - lost archives of subterranean Waterford rediscovered. Arch. Irl. vol. 16, 1, No. 59, 8-10.
Forsayeth, G. W. (1909) Cave exploration in Waterford, WAJ 12, 111-2.
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.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 11 August, 2011
Nearby in the register
- Caveunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Caveunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.