Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Brackloon (gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brackloon (gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.89334, -8.93164
- SMR number
- MA072-068002-
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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
Located in the interior of a rath (MA062-068001-).
Four discrete areas of surface collapse (each, max. dim. 0.5-1m) reveal the line of a subterranean passage (Wth c. 0.8m). It extends from close to the bank at NW for several meters to SE towards the centre of the rath, where it changes direction to SSW. Glimpses of drystone walling and lintel roofing can be seen in the areas of collapse. A large flat slab protruding from the ground close to the bank at NNW may also be part of the souterrain.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 12 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.