Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Frenchpark Demesne, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Frenchpark Demesne
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.88759, -8.42104
- SMR number
- RO015-007----
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
On top of a low rise. A N-S depression (L 24m; Wth 2.5-3m; D 0.2-0.5m) is all that remains of an underground passage which was closed c. 1965 and was described locally as having four chambers (Gannon 1972). Rath (RO015-006----) is c. 65m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 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.