Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - indeterminate date
Ballyhenry Or Caraun, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhenry Or Caraun
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55740, -9.11881
- SMR number
- MA121-078001-
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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 the S half of a cashel (MA121-078----), abutting the inner face of the enclosing wall. Recorded by Lavelle (1994, 41, no. 246) as follows: ‘Possible house site (L 7.5m; Wth 2.3m) adjoins interior of S wall, with possible entrance (Wth 0.7m) on N side.’
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 January 2015
References
Lavelle, D. 1994 An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.