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Souterrain

Cartronboy, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Cartronboy, County Longford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cartronboy
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.57130, -7.79731
SMR number
LF026-011001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In level, well-drained pasture. At the W edge of a possible ringfort (LF026-011----). It was described by Lewis (1837, vol. 2. 555) as 'a cavern containing several chambers, within the area of a Danish rath'. Portion of the monument was exposed during works in 1992. At that time a partially collapsed chamber was visible. It was filled to over half its height with earth and collapsed material. One lintel over a passage was also visible at the back of the chamber but this was not accessible. The chamber was rectangular in plan (5.07m NE-SW by 1.52m NW-SE and m in max. height). The walls inclined inward in corbel fashion toward roof level where it was covered by a number of lintels. The chamber subseqently was filled in and it is not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Update by: Paul Walsh

Date of upload: 6 October 2014

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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