Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cabraghkeel, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cabraghkeel
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.26866, -9.05256
- SMR number
- SL010-033----
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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
This souterrain was discovered in 2002 when workmen displaced a roof stone while undertaking ground clearance works in advance of the construction of a house. The exposed hole revealed a souterrain chamber of drystone construction, roofed by stone lintels. The polygonal-shaped chamber (2.4m NW–SE; 2.2m NE–SW; H c. 2m) has a narrow lintelled opening at its SE end which leads to a short passage (L 1.5m NW–SE) on the same alignment as the chamber. A narrow opening at the S corner of this passage leads into a second passage (L 6m NE-SW; Wth c. 1m), which extends at right angles to SW. Roughly mid-way along the SE wall of this passage there is a blocked up creepway (Wth 0.45m; H 0.4m). At its SW end, the second passage opens into a third passage (Wth c. 0.9m) which extends at right angles to it for c. 3.2m to SE. The souterrain underlies the house and a modern road which fronts the E side of the house.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 6 March 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.