Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cross South, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cross South
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93597, -8.52799
- SMR number
- RO008-063----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On top of a hillock, at the E edge of a coniferous forest. An entrance, close to the original entrance gives access to a passage (dims 3.65m NNW-SSE; 1.3m ENE-WSW; max. H 1.15m) with a creep (Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m; L 0.9m) at its S end to a second passage (dims 9.2m NNW-SSE; 2.2m ENE-WSW; max. H 1.6m) which is blocked by collapse towards its S end. A blocked creep (Wth 0.7m; H 1m; L 0.9m plus) towards the centre of the W wall may have led to a third, completely blocked passage to the W.
See the attached view looking N in the long passage.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.