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In the 1920s, a souterrain was discovered on a farm that belonged to Sullivans c. 6 miles [9.65km] from Bantry in the vicinity of Durrus (NMI file). A large flagstone with 'peculiar marks' on it was found by Jack Foley while working in a field. Beneath the stone were steps leading down to a cave or 'cellar' but it was filled with water and could not be explored. The precise location of this possible souterrain is not known and local enquiries in the Durrus area in 2004 failed to establish any information about it. There is a souterrain (CO130-044----), which was open in the 1950s, in the townland of Clashadoo c. 1.6km W of Durrus but it could not be established if this was the same as that recorded in the NMI file.
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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