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Souterrain

Lismullin, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Lismullin, County Meath, 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
Lismullin
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.59254, -6.58800
SMR number
ME032-049----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 towards the top a slight E-facing slope. A souterrain passage came to light through ploughing in the spring of 1989. It consists of a passage (exposed L 2.2m; Wth at base 0.86m; H 1.18m) blocked at NW and running SE to a subcircular (diam. 2.12-2.3m; max. H 1.7m) beehive chamber that was capped by two stones, one of which was dislodged by the ploughing (Clinton 1996, 31-2).

See the attached plan from Clinton (1996, fig. 2)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 27 June, 2014

References

Clinton, M. 1996 Two recently discovered souterrains in County Meath. Ríocht na Mídhe, 9, 2, 30-36.

Nearby in the register

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

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