Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Cloonaghboy, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonaghboy
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.95444, -8.90134
- SMR number
- MA062-059001-
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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 at the base of a N-facing slope of a small ridge. There is a rath (MA062-059) located 20m upslope to SE.
A semi-circular depression (max. dim. c. 2m E-W; D 0.6m) is cut into the base of the natural slope. Stones protrude from the sod around its top edge. According to local tradition, this is the blocked up entrance to a ‘cave’ or souterrain. A bush grows out of the depression.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.