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Man-made underground passage (Site of)

Man-made underground passage

What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage (Site of) is a man-made underground passage in Carrowkeel (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupied the southwest quadrant of a rath on the southeast-facing slope of a ridge. The 1838 Ordnance Survey map marked the site as a cave, although no visible remains survive today.
On the SE-facing slope of a ridge. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a 'Cave' in the SW quadrant of a rath (SL038-051002-). There are no visible remains of this possible Man-made underground passage. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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