Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Estersnow, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Estersnow
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.93536, -8.22724
- SMR number
- RO010-040004-
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
In rock outcrop within the ecclesiastical enclosure (RO010-040003-) around church site (RO010-040001-) and c. 30m SE of the SE corner of the graveyard (RO010-040002-). The entrance (Wth 0.7m; H 0.75m) in a rock face leads to a rock-cut passage (Wth 1.15m; H 1.15m; L 5m) roofed with limestone slabs which runs N until it is blocked at a point where it turns NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.