Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Drumacoo, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumacoo
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.94065, -8.54016
- SMR number
- RO008-005002-
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).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Marked as a Cave on the 1837 (MA 64) and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch and situated at the crest of a S-facing slope on the perimeter of cashel (RO008-005001-) at S. Drystone-built, lintelled and corbelled passage (dims 5.1m N-S; 1.7m E-W; max. H 1.2m) now entered at S with a blocked creep (Wth 0.5m; H 0.5m plus) at the N end which has two lintels with cavities like vents (H 0.1m) above and below the upper lintel.
See the attached image of the interior looking S to the present entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.