Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Carrowmoney, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowmoney
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.68252, -9.28368
- SMR number
- MA109-014002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 S half of ringfort (MA109-114001-). Three stone-built chambers (unconnected), roofed with lintels. Interpretation difficult due to collapse. Entrance near bank gives access to a small, narrow chamber. Second entrance in interior of fort gives access to a chamber (L 6m; H 1.4m). Third entrance gives access to chamber, largely infilled.
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. 505.
Date of upload: 22 February 2013
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1990).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.