Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Rathlee, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathlee
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 54.27578, -9.02750
- SMR number
- SL011-027----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on slight SW-facing slope of low hillock in gently undulating pasture. Position of entrance is marked as 'Cave' on 1913 edition of OS 6-inch map. The entrance to the site is now blocked by a small pile of rubble stone (1.6m sq; H 0.2m). The passage is not accessible. According to local information, the souterrain is of drystone construction and consists of a number of interconnected chambers (SMR Files).
Compiled by: Mark Keegan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.