Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrowcushlaun West, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowcushlaun West
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- MA030-085003-
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record is based on a reference in the Western People, dated 5th Feb 1933, to the local tradition that a souterrain (MA030-079----) in Gurteens, on the W side of Ballina, extended under the Moy and exited at Palmyra, Ardnaree, on the E bank of the river. It is not possible that a souterrain extends beneath the Moy, but the tradition does suggest that an opening to a souterrain was at one time known in the Ardnaree area of Ballina. Its exact location, however, remains unknown.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 6 June 2018