Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - early medieval
Randalstown, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Randalstown
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.68787, -6.72611
- SMR number
- ME025-001001-
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on rise in a fairly level landscape. A souterrain was discovered in topsoil stripping (E000309) by K. Campbell (1985) on the site of a mining development and was completely excavated (excavations.ie 1985:044) during 1985. Outside the entrance to the souterrain was a possible hearth surrounded by some post-holes creating a rectangular house (dims c. 6m E-W; c. 3m N-S) with two associated gullies, one running W and the other extending NW and then N and E. The house had opposing doorways (Wth 1.2m) marked by post-holes and there were eighteen pits on the surface, some within the house. Although there was a ditch (Wth of top 2.75m; D 1.45m) c. 15m NE of the souterrain entrance, it is not certain if it enclosed the house and souterrain.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27 March 2023
Campbell, K. 1985 Summary Report on Archaeological Excavations at Randalstown, Co. Meath. Licence: E000309. Unpublished report, Author
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burial Vaultunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.