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Souterrain

Kilcashel, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Kilcashel, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1857 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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