Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Knock North, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knock North
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kildun Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.55348, -9.23571
- SMR number
- MA121-042----
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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 cashel (MA121-042001-). Entrance on SW. Two stone-built chambers connected by creepway. Chamber 1 (L 7m; Wth 1.5m; H 1.5m) has descending creepway (L 1.8m; Wth 0.9m; H 0.9m) at N end, ending with perpendicular shaft and platform of masonry (H 1.1m), which gives access to Chamber 2 (L 8m; Wth 1.8m; H 2m), with air vent and small aperture. Orientated SW to NE.
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. 521.
Date of upload: 23 December 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.