Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardcarn (boyle By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.96170, -8.20907
- SMR number
- RO006-153002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Inside the innermost bank of rath (RO006-153001-) at N. A sunken area (dims 8m N-S; c. 2m E-W; D c. 0.5m) reveals the top of drystone walls (Wth 0.8m) and some lintels, but the souterrain is inaccessible.
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 488
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.