Discover the underground chambers of Early Medieval Ireland
Did you know soutterains had a range of uses?
As they maintained a constant temperature of around 4 degrees no matter how hot it gets on the surface., they wre used for storing meat. You could think of them as the first fridges!
They could also be used as places of refuge during attacks on the Ring Fort. Many souterrain have secondary or tertiary chambers which are difficult to enter, thereby affording their occupants a measure of security.
Having to use rope ladders to enter and exit this underground chamber, kids, big and small, just love them!