Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Moylough, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moylough
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Souterrain
- Coordinates
- 54.02470, -8.69595
- SMR number
- SL038-110003-
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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 blackthorn thicket, at the edge of a natural terrace, c. 50m NW of a souterrain (SL038-110004-) and within a field system (SL038-110005-). A slab of limestone protrudes from the edge of the terrace beneath which is an inaccessible cavity. This may be a natural feature but given the close proximity of another souterrain and that it is named 'Souterrain' on the 1941-2 OS 6-inch map it is best classified as a possible souterrain. There is a hut site (SL038-110011-) c. 10m to NW.
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
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.