Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Glenballythomas, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenballythomas
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.79325, -8.30834
- SMR number
- RO022-057040-
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 the S-facing slope of Rathcroghan ridge and c. 5m outside the perimeter of cashel (RO022-057039-) at WSW. Drystone-built and lintelled passage (Wth 1.8m; H 1.2m) which runs NW-SE (L 8.5m) from the present entrance close to the SE end, but it turns N (L 0.6m) at the NW and ends abruptly. (Herity 1987a, 138)
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 473
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Herity, M. 1987a A survey of the royal site of Cruachain in Connaught. 3. Ringforts and ecclesiastical sites. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 117, 125-41.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.