Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Keerglen, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keerglen
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.23591, -9.40112
- SMR number
- MA014-042002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a cashel (MA014-042001-). A souterrain is constructed within the enclosing wall of the cashel at SSW. It consists of a collapsed circular chamber (diam. at base 1.8m) of beehive type drystone construction, with blocked up passages extending from it to NNW, SSE and possibly also to ENE.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 February 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.