Discover Alone, back to main map

Man-made underground passage in Streamstown (leyny By., Streamstown Ed)

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Streamstown (leyny By., Streamstown Ed) is a man-made underground passage in Streamstown (leyny By., Streamstown Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The grass-covered circular pit measures 2.2m east-west, 1.7m north-south and 0.6m deep. A large limestone boulder, 1.1m by 0.6m and 0.5m high, sits embedded in the pit base on the north side. A rath lies about 10m south-southeast in the adjoining field, and an enclosure lies about 15m east in the same field.
In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope. A grass-covered circular pit (2.2m E-W; 1.7m N-S; D 0.6m), much of the interior of which is occupied by a large limestone boulder (1.1m x 0.6m; H 0.5m) embedded in the base of the pit on the N side. There is a rath (SL032-075----) in the adjoining field c. 10m to SSE and an enclosure (SL032-076----) c. 15m to E in the same field. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places