Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Gortakeeran, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortakeeran
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.17058, -8.64966
- SMR number
- SL025-024002-
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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 the SW quadrant of a rath (SL025-024001-) close to the enclosing scarp. Largely obscured by overgrowth and disturbed by animal burrowing is a drystone-built lintelled passage (L 4.5m; Wth 0.9-1m; D 0.7m), on a NE-SW axis. There is a displaced lintel at the NE end.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.