Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lisboy, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisboy
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80856, -6.60365
- SMR number
- ME006-050001-
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
Located on a fairly low NE-SW ridge. The entrance to the chamber of this souterrain is at the lip of the outer fosse of rath (ME006-050002-) at E. The souterrain consists of a beehive chamber (diam. 1.5m; max. H 0.9m) with a short segment of passage (L 1.85m plus; Wth 0.75m) extending off to the S before becoming impassable because of spoil. The chamber is inaccessible.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 26 October 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.