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Poulawack : Souterrain

CountyClare
Grid RefR 234 987
Longitude9° 8' 31.07" W
Latitude53° 2' 0.69" N
Nearest TownKilfenora (6.9 Km)
OS Sheet51
UTM zone29U
UTM x490480.13919792
UTM y5876009.3774283
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th October 2002

Close to the track leading to Poulawack (County Clare) is a small rath. If you look closely you will see a gaping hole in the near wall. This is the souterrain.

This hole opens into a large chamber, 4m x 1.6m x 2m, integral to the wall. It is heavily lintelled. On the inside wall is a small opening or creep which leads into the very collapsed passage section that goes into the centre of the rath. This 6m long pasage twists and turns and I suspect follows a natural large fissure in the limestone. This too is lintelled.

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