Name: | Coolmagort (Cúil má Ghort) | CISP No: | COOLM |
Place: | Coolmagort (Cúil má Ghort) | Grid Ref: | V 880 910 (IR) |
Parish: | Dunkerron North | Stones: | 7 |
County: | Kerry (Ciarraí) , Ireland | Saint(s): | none |
Site Type: | souterrain |
Macalister/1945, 191: `souterrain'.
OSullivan et al/1996, 227: `souterrain...a short distance W of the river Loe...the accessible section of its passage was c. 5.7m in overall length and averaged 1.3m in height...Access was gained through an opening at S, where the passage was 7 feet (2.15m) wide. From here it curved to NE, decreasing in width to 3 feet 3 inches (1m). The walls were of drystone construction and inclined slightly to reduce the passage width at roof level'.