Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrowcashel, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcashel
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 55.00852, -7.61775
- SMR number
- DG046-019----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An 11m stretch of souterrain aligned NNW-SSE is open here. It is partly filled with clay and stones and is now only 1.2m in height. It is 1.6m wide at its NNW opening but 1m from the present end, narrows to .5m. The walls are mainly of drystone construction but the lower sections appear to be rock-cut. The roof is composed of slabstones. The end consists of a clay and stone bank and it is not clear if the passage extended further.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regularunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.