What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Shancough (tirerrill By.) is a man-made underground passage in Shancough (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It lies in the north-west quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure, immediately inside the enclosing scarp at west-north-west and 50 metres west-north-west of Shancough church. The entrance is blocked by stone and earth, but local information describes a stone-lined passage with a stone roof, about 11 metres long, extending toward the church. A second man-made underground passage lies 31.5 metres north-north-east of the church.

In the NW quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL035-052004-), immediately inside the enclosing scarp at WNW and 50m WNW of Shancough church (SL035-052001-). The entrance is blocked by stone and earth but according to local information, the Man-made underground passage is stone-lined with a stone roof and c. 11m long extending in the direction of the church. A second Man-made underground passage (SL035-052002-) lies 31.5m NNE of the church. 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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