Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Tullanacorra, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullanacorra
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.91288, -8.97761
- SMR number
- MA071-052002-
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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 (MA071-052001-). A souterrain is indicated as ‘Cave’ in the W half of the rath on the 1838 and 1931 OS 6-inch maps. A large part of the W half of the rath has been dug away to a depth of between 0.6-1.8m by three quarry pits (max. dims. c. 5-10m). There is no trace of the souterrain.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 July 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.