Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Kilcashel, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcashel
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.88336, -8.68034
- SMR number
- MA073-030003-
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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 cashel (MA073-030001-). Indicated as 'Cave' on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps. A collapsed souterrain passage or chamber is evident as a sunken area (1.8m E-W; 1m N-S; D 0.70m) defined on the N side by drystone walling. A single lintel remains in situ and an adjacent stone slab appears to be a displaced lintel. At the N end of the sunken area, a surface linear feature, consisting of disturbed stony ground, extends for c. 6m to ENE towards two possible houses (MA073-030002-; MA073-030005-), and may indicate a continuation of the souterrain. A large slab, obliquely protruding from a slight surface hollow, c. 3m to N of the sunken area, may also be part of the souterrain.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 29 November 2017
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.