What is recorded here

Cave or The Relics is a man-made underground passage in Cartronhugh, County Sligo, Ireland. Local information describes a small drystone chamber roofed with stone lintels inside the southern half of a possible church. The visible southern section measures about 2m east-west, 1.5m north-south and 0.6m deep, while the northern section slumps about 1m below exterior ground level. Both parts contain jumbled stones and slabs, and a lintel may remain at the north-west corner.

In the S half of the interior of a possible church (SL021-025001-). Visible beneath the overgrowth is a rectangular sunken area (c. 2m E-W; 1.5m N-S; D c. 0.6m) lined with a jumble of stones and slabs. To the N of this the ground slumps unevenly to a depth of c. 1m below exterior ground level and is covered with a jumble of stones and slabs. At the NW corner there may be an in situ lintel. According to local information, this Man-made underground passage consisted of a small drystone-built chamber roofed with stone lintels. 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

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