Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Souterrain (Site of) — Ballyhoolahan West

Souterrain
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

In SE quadrant of ringfort (CO022-12901-). Bowman (1934, 493) noted that 'in the South part of the inner rampart is a hole 21 ft. by 12, by 4ft. deep.This is the site of a souterrain' . This hole is still visible. Also recorded by McCarthy (1977, 333, Ballyhoulahan III). Possible souterrain (CO022-181---) in adjoining field. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.