Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Grange Irish, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange Irish
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.00902, -6.18695
- SMR number
- LH008-109----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight E-facing slope, and discovered while trench-cutting in 2001. It consists of an entrance passage (L c. 12.6m, Wth c. 0.9m; H 1.1m) running S and curving E, with a drop-hole c. 1.5m before the E end of the entrance passage. The drop-hole gives access to another passage (L c. 9.7m) extending E, which leads to a beehive chamber (diam. 2.5m, H 2.1m). The walls are of drystone construction and are capped with lintels. The souterrain was accidentally re-opened in 2009, which enabled a detailed plan to be made (Campbell and Brady 2013, 39-42)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 13 March 2012
Amended: 26 May, 2014
References
Campbell, K. and Brady, C. 2013 Souterrains at Grange Irish and Lowrath North, County Louth. County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal, 28, 1, 39-44.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.