Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lusk
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.52656, -6.16952
- SMR number
- DU008-097002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Excavation was undertaken (Licence no. C010) in advance of road-widening. The souterrain was located external to the ecclesiastical enclosure (DU008-010006-) and consisted of two rectangular chambers connected by a creepway (2.2m long). Chamber 1 (12m x 1.7m) was constructed of large blocks and boulders; a rotary quernstone had been reused as a roof lintel. Pottery dating to the 13th century was recovered from the backfill. The second chamber (2.2m x 1.7m) extended beyond the limit of excavation (O’Connell 2009, 55).
Compiled by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 5 February 2015
References
O'Connell, A. 2009 Excavations at Church Road and the early monastic foundation at Lusk, Co. Dublin. In Baker, C. (ed.) Axes, Warriors and Windmills: Recent Archaeological Investigations in north Fingal. 51-64.
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigial (present location)under 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.