Souterrain
Souterrain is an archaeological site in County Kerry, Munster. Souterrain is situated nearby to the archaeological site Standing Stone, as well as near the heath Leath-Chnoc.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coom Wedge Tomb and Ballinskelligs Castle.
Coom Wedge Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coom Wedge Tomb is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula. Coom Wedge Tomb is situated 530 metres southeast of Souterrain.
Ballinskelligs Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near Ballinskelligs on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is situated on the western shore of Ballinskelligs Bay, on a narrow promontory which is subject to heavy erosion. Ballinskelligs Castle is situated 3½ km east of Souterrain.
Ballinskelligs Priory
Cemetery
Photo: Chris06, Public domain.
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The medieval priory, built in the 12 and 13th centuries, was established as a mainland priory for the monks of Skellig Michael who were abandoning the island due to adverse weather conditions. Ballinskelligs Priory is situated 3½ km east of Souterrain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.
Portmagee
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2022 of 116. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 9 km north of Souterrain.
Souterrain
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82577° or 51° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
-10.32036° or 10° 19′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3FRMGH+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 9648078133OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Souterrain” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Uaimh Thalún”
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Highlights include Standing Stone and Leath-Chnoc.
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