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Souterrain

Philipstown (Ardee By., Philipstown Par.), County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Philipstown (Ardee By., Philipstown Par.), County Louth, 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
Philipstown (Ardee By., Philipstown Par.)
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.93524, -6.56114
SMR number
LH011-060----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated on a gentle S-N slope towards the river Glyde. Buckley (1986, no. 522, 44) noted the local tradition of a 'cave' here. Exposed in 2003 above a chamber, which was sealed with two large capstones, one of which is broken into three pieces. The chamber (2.9m N-S; 2.4m E-W; max. H 2m) is beehive shaped, corbelled and of drystone construction. A drystone passage with a lintelled roof leads off the chamber in an easterly direction. From the chamber there is a narrow entrance and slight rise into the passage. The passage varies in Wth from 0.52m to 1.07m and in H from 0.9m to 1.34 m with the narrowest and lowest part at the entrance to the chamber. This passage extends for 12.4m where it is blocked with collapsed material. Approximately a metre before this point of blockage a second passage leads off to the S for c. 2.1m where it is also blocked.

Reference:

Buckley, V. 1986 Archaeological Inventory of County Louth. Dublin. The Stationery Office.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload/revision: 23 November 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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