Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Gorteen (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteen (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92598, -9.08642
- SMR number
- MA071-003001-
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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 rath (MA071-003----). According to local information, the souterrain is of drystone construction, with a roof of stone slabs and a partly paved floor. It has at least three chambers which are large enough to stand upright in. There is no visible trace at ground surface and its exact location in the rath is unknown.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 24 June 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.