Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Knockgrania (corran By., Kilturra Ed), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockgrania (corran By., Kilturra Ed)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.02840, -8.57159
- SMR number
- SL039-085002-
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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 (SL039-085001-), immediately W of the entrance. A drystone-built beehive-shaped chamber (1.86m E-W; 1.65m N-S; H 1.25m) roofed by two large slabs. The chamber is open at N due to the collapse of a section of the roof. A creepway at the S side, topped by a lintel (L 0.84m; T 0.42m), leads into a passage. The passage continues to S for some distance, where it is open, and then turns to W. There is a possible second chamber at the W side, where a narrow aperture (Wth 0.32m) opens into the fosse of the rath.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.