Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Haynestown, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Haynestown
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.95484, -6.41196
- SMR number
- LH012-092----
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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
On a natural rise in pasture, with spectacular views to the N-NE onto the Mourne Mountains, elsewhere undulating terrain restricts the views. Drystone built souterrain with two openings in the N-facing slope of a rise just below the summit. The first opening is through a partially collapsed roof of a corbelled beehive chamber (diam. of floor level 1.9m, H c. 1.5m) which is now filled with collapsed stone. A passage (L c. 3.5m; H c. 1.3m) leads off this chamber in a S-N direction and it narrows from the floor to the roof (Wth at base c. 1m; Wth at roof c 0.70m). The second opening is c. 0.5m to the S of the first and from this a poorer preserved passage continues for a further 4m (Wth c.1.30m; H 1.20m) where it is completely blocked by collapsed material. (McKeown 2003, 275-6)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 4 May 2012
References
McKeown, M. 2003 Three New Souterrains near Dundalk in Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society Vol. XXXV, No. 3.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.