Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Leaffony, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Leaffony
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.24342, -9.02977
- SMR number
- SL011-135----
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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
In pasture, immediately to N of a fragment of E–W field fence, and 40m N of a possible rath (SL011-134----). The exposed remnants of the souterrain consist of an oval chamber (2.3m N–S; 1.7m E–W; H 1.1m) of drystone construction. The walls, of large irregular or rounded boulders, are roughly corbelled to support a roof of stone lintels, only one of which remains in situ. One displaced lintel is embedded in the floor of the chamber and others may have been removed. There is a possible ventilation shaft (Wth 0.25m; H 0.23m) in the wall at E. A break in the wall on the S side gives access to the chamber. According to the landowner, there is also a stone-built tunnel, now covered over, close to the chamber. Immediately to E is a quarry pit (8.5m N–S; 10.5m E–W; D 1.8m). There is another rath (SL011-085----) located c. 300m to E.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 22 April 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.