Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cartronboy, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartronboy
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57130, -7.79731
- SMR number
- LF026-011001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level, well-drained pasture. At the W edge of a possible ringfort (LF026-011----). It was described by Lewis (1837, vol. 2. 555) as 'a cavern containing several chambers, within the area of a Danish rath'. Portion of the monument was exposed during works in 1992. At that time a partially collapsed chamber was visible. It was filled to over half its height with earth and collapsed material. One lintel over a passage was also visible at the back of the chamber but this was not accessible. The chamber was rectangular in plan (5.07m NE-SW by 1.52m NW-SE and m in max. height). The walls inclined inward in corbel fashion toward roof level where it was covered by a number of lintels. The chamber subseqently was filled in and it is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Update by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 6 October 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.