Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Causeway
Lough Carra, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Carra
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69952, -9.25974
- SMR number
- MA099-037----
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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
In narrow neck of water in Lough Carra, causeway (MA100-159----) to E. Eighty-four timber posts set in lake bed extend (L 124m; Wth 2-4m) from lake shore along lake bed, orientated W-E, ending at hard ground. Posts follow roughly double row pattern at begining and end, with cluster around mid point of causeway. Two wood samples both revealed indigenous oak. Sample (Q8516) gave an end date of 1101 BC with an estimated felling date of 1069+/-9 BC or later. Sample (Q8641) gave an end date of 1571 BC with an estimated felling date of 1539+/-9 BC or later.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 80.
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.