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Souterrain

Carrowneden (Costello By., Aghamore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Carrowneden (Costello By., Aghamore Par.), 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
Carrowneden (Costello By., Aghamore Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cave
Coordinates
53.81210, -8.80893
SMR number
MA093-001002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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 rath (MA093-001001-).
The souterrain, which extends on a roughly NW−SE axis, is partly collapsed and is obscured by a thicket of blackthorn. A collapsed passage/chamber is evident as a grassed-over oval depression (L 5.4m NW–SE; Wth 2.2m NE–SW; D 0.6m). At its NW end there is a short intact length of passage or creep (Wth 0.7m) roofed by two lintels, which connects with another length of passage (L c. 4.8m NNW–SSE; Wth 1.2m), also collapsed and robbed of roof lintels. At the NNW end of the latter, is an opening (Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m) into an intact stone-built chamber/passage (Wth c. 1.4m; H c. 1m) roofed with lintels. This chamber extends to N but could not be examined in detail. A ruined field wall crosses the W edge of the souterrain.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 14 June 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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