Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Granardkill, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Granardkill
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77092, -7.51331
- SMR number
- LF010-078005-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Archaeological excavations (02E0795) in 2003 revealed the remains of what was then interpreted as a corn-drying kiln. Further investigations in 2004 revealed that it was the drystone-walled passageway of a souterrain which had been heavily burnt at its entranceway. The souterrain had been completely filled in at some stage after it fell into disuse (O'Conor 2007, 251).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 6 September 2012
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 6/1973).
Nearby in the register
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.