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Souterrain

Hawksford, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Hawksford, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Hawksford
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.93702, -8.63904
SMR number
RO008C010002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a cave, it is situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge and at the SW edge of rath (RO008C010001-). A NE-SW lintelled passage (L 4.8m; Wth 2.3m; H 1.4m) entered at the SW end is flooded (D 0.4m) and regarded locally as a holy well (RO008C010003-), but there is no evidence of veneration. Earthwork (RO008C009----) is c. 70m to the NW.

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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