Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ballyhenry Or Caraun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhenry Or Caraun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cave
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave
- Coordinates
- 53.56320, -9.11763
- SMR number
- MA121-075002-
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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 a ringfort (MA121-075001-). This souterrain is indicated on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps as ‘Cave’ in the W half of a subcircular ringfort (diam. c. 40m). It was inspected in 1968 when it was partly disturbed by ploughing. The exposed feature was interpreted as an air vent of the souterrain. The ploughing also revealed slight traces of the enclosing bank of the ringfort (SMR file 1968). Recorded by Lavelle (1994, 67, no. 494) as follows: ‘In levelled ringfort (MA121-075001-). Marked 'Cave' on OS map (1929). No visible surface traces.’
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 January 2015
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.