What is recorded here

Man-made underground passage in Newpark is a man-made underground passage in Newpark, County Sligo, Ireland. It straddles the rock-cut scarp of a cliff-edge fort at the north west. The linear trench measures 13 metres in length, 1.05 metres in width and 1.1 metres in depth along a north-south axis. Vertical sides and a flat base characterize the cut, which is deepest at the north end and rises gradually to reach the rath interior level at the south end.

Straddling the rock-cut scarp of a cliff-edge fort (SL033-022001-), at NW. A linear rock-cut trench (L 13m; Wth 1.05m; D 1.1m; long axis N-S) with vertical sides and a flat base. The trench is deepest at N and gradually rises to reach the level of the rath interior at the S end. 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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