Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Aughris (tireragh By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughris (tireragh By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.26553, -8.77924
- SMR number
- SL012-122002-
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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 a rath (SL012-122001-). Adjacent to the inner face of the rath bank at NW is an opening into a chamber (max. dim. 2m) of a souterrain whose walls are constructed of drystone masonry and which is roofed with large lintels The chamber extends under the bank in a W direction. According to local information, a stone sculpture (SL012-122003-) was found in the souterrain.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.