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Souterrain

Cashellahenny, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Cashellahenny, 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
Cashellahenny
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.89966, -8.65325
SMR number
MA074-001002-

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

In a cashel (MA074-001001-). This souterrain is indicated as ‘Cave’ on the 1920 OS 6-inch maps. There is a surface opening (1m E–W; 1m N–S) into the souterrain in the W half of the cashel interior, 5m W of the cashel wall. The cavity is partly infilled with loose stones and soil, but reveals a subterranean passage, oriented roughly E−W. The passage walls are of drystone construction and are roofed with massive slabs. At ground surface, the line of the passage appears to be mirrored by a slight linear rise or scarp (Wth c. 1m; H 0.25m at N side) which traverses cashel interior from the souterrain opening at W to the cashel wall at ESE.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 31 May 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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