Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilbride (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbride (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92841, -8.92033
- SMR number
- MA062-097001-
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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 (MA062-097----). A subrectangular, slightly raised area (Wth c. 6m NE–SW), with a stone-strewn surface, extends on a roughly NW–SE axis through the SE quadrant of the ringfort. Bisecting the central long axis of this rise is a grassed-over, shallow depression (L 9m NW–SE), which represents a collapsed and roofless souterrain passage. Intact drystone side walls (H 0.6m) can still be seen along a 2m long section of the depression, indicating a passage width of c. 0.65m. The SE end of the passage expands into a roughly circular cavity (diam. c. 1m; D 0.8m), lined with drystone walling, possibly a small chamber. The upper edge of this circular cavity has a raised stony rim.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 10 December 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.