Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballymascanlan, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymascanlan
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.02970, -6.35719
- SMR number
- LH007-018----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
A 'cave' is marked immediately S of the S boundary of Ballymascanlan church (LH007-017001-) on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map. No trace of it was visible in 1966 when inspected by ASI.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 23 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.