Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Mullaghawny, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullaghawny
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 54.06498, -9.10929
- SMR number
- MA039-110----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on a gentle W-facing slope. Not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; marked as ‘Cave’ on the 1930 edition. There is no visible trace at surface ground level. According to local information, a telegraph pole, a few meters N of the S boundary of the field, is said to stand close to the location of the souterrain, and a rise in the field in this area was levelled out in the early 1990’s. According to local tradition, the souterrain passage extended to the E.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 1 April 2020
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