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Souterrain — Ballyshea

Souterrain
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Souterrain — Ballyshea
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Within the NE quadrant of a rath (GA104-059----). When initially inspected in April 1983 access to this drystone-built souterrain (L 6.9m; H 1.65m), which runs NNW-SSE, was gained at the SSE end. The width of the passage varied from 1m at the entrance to 2.2m at the mid-point to 0.6m at the end-wall. Stone-facing (L 1.8m) visible beyond the access point suggested that the souterrain extended further to SSE. A well had been dug some 2.3m inside the passage. When revisited in October 2001 the entrance was partially blocked with timber to prevent livestock from falling into the souterrain and a sloe bush was growing over it. (McCaffrey 1952, 217, no. 147) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 6 January 2017

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