What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Frankford is a man-made underground passage in Frankford, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits near the south edge of a steep ridge and contains two oval chambers connected by narrow passages. The walls use corbelled drystone masonry, and stone lintels roof the rooms and doorways.

Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Situated near the S edge of the top of a steep-sided ridge. Man-made underground passage, whose walls are constructed of slightly corbelled drystone masonry and which is roofed with stone lintels. Present entrance is an opening (Wth 0.6m; H 0.4m) topped with a stone lintel, located 1m below ground surface on the E side of a quarried area (8m N-S; 6m E-W). This gives access to a narrow pasage (Wth 0.6-1m; H 1.1m; L 4.8m) which inclines downwards in an E direction. At ground floor level in the N wall at the E end of the passage is a small, partially blocked-up recess (Wth 0.61m; H 0.57m). The passage ends at a lintelled doorway (Wth 0.67m; H 1.05m) which open onto a oval-shaped chamber (dims. 4m x 2.5m; H 2.45m). At SW, 1m above present floor level, is a small, semi-circular recess or cupboard. At the SE is a short passage (L 1.8m N-S; Wth 0.6m; H 1.05m) which gives access to a second roughly oval-shaped chamber (L 3.8m N-S; Wth 1.8m; H c. 2m). At NE is a small recess or cupboard. There is a local tradition of a rath in proximity to this site (SL016-070----). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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