Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Killeen (costello By., Kilbeagh Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeen (costello By., Kilbeagh Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93092, -8.86268
- SMR number
- MA062-128001-
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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
Located in the SW quadrant of a rath (MA062-128).
A collapsed souterrain passage extends from close to the rath perimeter at SW in a shallow arc for c. 10m through the interior to NNE. It is evident as a narrow, grassed-over depression (Wth 1m; D 0.4m) with stones protruding randomly in parts. A single roof lintel remains in situ towards the NNE end. The remains are largely obscured by blackthorn scrub.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 26 January 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.