Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cave
Castletown (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (burren By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.03166, -9.07860
- SMR number
- CL010-015004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the N sector of a cashel (CL010-015002-) and with a souterrain (CL010-015003-) built against its entrance. Labelled ‘Cave’ on the 1840 and 1916 editions of the OS 6-inch map. Described by Self (1980, 185) as, ‘a low narrow passage (19m long x 0.5m wide x 1m high). A souterrain was constructed against the cave entrance.’
Summary by: Gearoid Conroy and Lynda McCormack
Date of upload: 9 December 2022
References
Self, Charles A. (ed.), Caves of County Clare. Bristol, University of Bristol Spelaeological Society.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.