Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Breeoge, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Breeoge
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.23240, -8.53132
- SMR number
- SL020-276----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in level area, at the rear boundary of garden of a dwelling house, in undulating pasture. The monument was discovered in the course of landscaping works in 1997. It consists of a NW-SE orientated passage (L c. 6m; Wth 0.5-0.7m; H 0.8-1m) that curves slightly to the W along its length. The walls are of drystone random limstone rubble and the roof is lintelled with limestone slabs. The opening is modern (Wth 0.4m; H 0.4m).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 5 August 2015
Nearby in the register
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.