Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Baile Na Ngall Mór, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baile Na Ngall Mór
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.04995, -7.56239
- SMR number
- WA036-025----
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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 on a N-facing slope overlooking Dungarvan Harbour. This is a souterrain consisting of two passages at right angles to each other connected by a creep and composed of small shale stones. It was discovered in June 1998 and closed after recording. The outer passage (min. L 3.45m N-S; Wth at base 1m; H 1.2m), which was open near the original ramp entrance at S, corbels in from the base to the lintelled roof (Wth 0.5m). The lintelled creep (L 0.95m; Wth 0.4m; H 0.5m) is oriented NW-SE and enters the E end of the inner passage (min. L 5.6m E-W; Wth 1.3m at base, 0.55m at roof; H 1.3m) just beneath the passage roof which is lintelled with Old Red Sandstone slabs. The W end of the inner passage is blocked with collapse (Moore 1998).
Moore, M. (1998) Souterrain at Ballynagaul More, Ring, Co. Waterford, Decies, No. 54, 1-2.
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.
Date of upload/revision: 6th October, 2011
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.