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This souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, is located at the landward end of Bray Head, Valencia Island, on the S side of the trackway which ascends the headland. A small aperture between two of its roofing slabs allows viewing of a drystone-built passage, aligned E-W, whose walls corbel slightly towards the top. At least six lintels roof the passage, which is approximately 3.5m long, .9m wide and .7m high. A low creepway occurs midway along the S side-wall.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 853. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 29 July 2013
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