Souterrain

The National Monuments Service's description

In the NW quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL046-014003-) and graveyard (SL046-014002-). A rectangular structure (c. 20m NE-SW; c. 5m NW-SE) is indicated in the N half of the enclosure on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and annotated 'Cave or Covered Passage'. A broad low sod-covered rise, gently sloping down to NNE, is evident. On the W side of this rise is an opening through a lintelled roof into a drystone-built passage (L c. 5m; max. Wth 1.5m; H 1.08m). The passage extends roughly E-W for c. 4m, then curves gently to SW for a further c. 1.5m. The SW end is constructed of a single slab. At the E end of the N wall is a lintelled opening (Wth 0.47m; H 0.61m) flanked by narrow stone jambs. This opening is blocked by earth. In the centre of the E wall is a lintelled creepway (L 0.5m E-W; Wth 0.64m; H 0.49m) leading to a rectangular drystone-built chamber (c. 1.5m N-S; c. 5m E-W) roofed with lintels and flooded at the time of inspection.

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