Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lismurtagh (castlereagh By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismurtagh (castlereagh By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.75319, -8.28521
- SMR number
- RO028-113002-
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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
There is no evidence of the souterrain suggested by the word 'Cave' in italic lettering at the centre of rath (RO028-113001-) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. (Herity 1987a, 126, 138)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 11 August 2015
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
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.