Souterrains are among the more quietly unsettling features of the Irish archaeological landscape. Constructed typically between the seventh and twelfth centuries, they were dug into the earth and roofed with large lintels, then concealed beneath the surface of a ringfort or settlement. Their precise purpose is still debated; they may have served as refuges, as cool stores for dairy produce, or as a combination of both. The one at Camp belongs to a county exceptionally rich in such structures, Kerry having some of the highest concentrations of early medieval underground monuments in the country.

Beyond its classification and location, the specific details of this particular souterrain remain sparse. What can be said is that Camp sits at the eastern approach to the Dingle Peninsula, where the land narrows between Tralee Bay to the north and the Slieve Mish mountains rising sharply to the south. It is a landscape that has been continuously settled since prehistory, and the presence of a souterrain here is consistent with the pattern of early Christian-era farmsteads that dot the peninsula. The structure itself, like most surviving souterrains, is likely hidden within or adjacent to a ringfort enclosure, the remains of which may be visible as a slight rise or earthwork in the surrounding fields.