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In tillage, on a NNW-facing slope. This souterrain was discovered during the harvesting of a beet crop in January 1996 when the ground collapsed. The resulting opening allowed access through the E end of the roof of a chamber. The chamber (L 3.5m; max. Wth 1.36m; H 1.36m) is rectangular and earth-cut and has a blocked-up construction shaft (Wth 0.6m; H 0.83m) at its W end. An opening (Wth 0.63m) at SSE may lead to another chamber or to an entrance but it was blocked with spoil and could not be explored. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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Souterrain in Killumney

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