Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Killincoole, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killincoole
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.93495, -6.48183
- SMR number
- LH011-140----
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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
Discovered in September 2014 in the course of excavating a foundation trench for a house extension. A number of roofstones of a souterrain were uncovered c. 0.65m below ground surface. Examination of the sourterrain was not possible (O'Connell 2014). A souterrain was discovered in 1998 c. 10m to the east (Anon. 1998). It is possible that both of these structures may be connected.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 12 September 2014
References
O'Connell, A. 2014 Killincoole, Darver, Co. Louth. Archaeological monitoring. Unpublished report, SMR file. National Monuments Service.
Anon. 1998 Remember 1798 or was it 798. Archaeology Ireland 12, No. 2, 6.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.