Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cartron (boyle By., Danesfort Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (boyle By., Danesfort Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.91117, -8.11401
- SMR number
- RO011-072002-
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
Just W of the centre of rath (RO011-072001-) on a shelf of a gentle SE-facing slope. A lintelled passage (Wth 0.9m; H 1.2m) runs W from its entrance (L c. 10m), before becoming blocked at a turning. It is frequently flooded, and locally is described as having two chambers.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.