Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ranelagh, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ranelagh
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.65234, -8.19478
- SMR number
- RO039-102002-
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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
Souterrain 1 is located c. 2-3m inside the fosse of Enclosure B of the concentric enclosure at SW and is aligned NW-SE parallel with it, suggesting that it may have been built just inside an inner bank of the enclosure. It is an undifferentiated passage (L 5m; Wth 1.5m; max. D 0.9m at NW), which is only lined with stone at the NW end and the adjacent parts of the long walls. However, there were two earth-cut steps flanked by two post-holes at the SE entrance, and another post-hole was inside and half way along the SW wall. (Delaney and Ní Cheallacháin 2017, 17)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 December 2020
References
Delaney, S. and Ní Cheallacháin, M. 2017 Preliminary Report on Excavations at Ranelagh 1, Co. Roscommon. Licence: 15E0136. Unpublished report, IAC Archaeology
Nearby in the register
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Kiln - corn-dryingunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.