What is recorded here
Cave or Covered Passage is a man-made underground passage in Warren OR Drum, County Roscommon, Ireland. The closed or collapsed feature appears as a grass-covered depression extending 13 metres north-south and turning east for 9 metres at its southern end. It sits on the north-facing slope of a ridge above the south bank of the Boyle River, about 50 metres east-southeast of Drum church and within the local field system. The 1837 and 1911 Ordnance Survey maps identify the site as a cave.
On the N-facing slope of a ridge above the S bank of the W-E Boyle River and c. 50m ESE of Drum church (RO006-026001-) and within the field system (RO006-026002-). It is described in italic lettering as a 'Cave' on the 1837 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map. There is no description of it available and it is now closed or collapsed. A grass-covered depression extends N-S (L 13m) and turned E (L 9m) at its S end.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 6 November 2018
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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