Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballinlig (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlig (tirerrill By.)
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 54.06970, -8.29315
- SMR number
- SL041-001----
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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 rocky pasture, on a W-facing slope. The area is densely covered with overgrowth. There are no visible remains of the feature named 'Cave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. A second possible souterrain (SL041-002----) lies c. 120m to S.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.