Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ellistronbeg, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ellistronbeg
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.59219, -9.13671
- SMR number
- MA118-112----
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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
Isolated, marked by a mound in a field of rolling pastureland. Two well-built stone chambers, covered with large capstones, joined by a creepway. An entrance, partly blocked by boulders, gives access to Chamber 1 (L 4.1m; Wth 2.2m; H 1.6m), orientated E-W. Roofed by four large slabs resting on corbelling. Infill, slopes from the entrance to the rear. Creepway (L 2.6m; Wth 1.1m; H 0.5m) on S wall opens into Chamber 2 (L 9m; Wth 2m; H 1.7m), orientated N-S. Roofed by ten capstones. Seat (H 0.4m), runs length of back wall.
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. 515.
Date of upload: 28 January 2014
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.