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Souterrain

Kilbrew (Skreen By.), County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Kilbrew, 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
Kilbrew (Skreen By.)
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.55865, -6.45977
SMR number
ME038-032----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Located on a S-facing slope. A souterrain came to light during land works in April 1995. It consisted of a passage (exposed L 1.55m; Wth at base 0.7-0.75m; H 0.93-0.95m) leading at its SE end to an oval beehive chamber (dims 2.6-2.85m; N-S; 2.2m E-W; original H c. 2m) that had been closed with a single capstone, which had been dislodged. There is bedrock exposed in the chamber at W, and an air-vent (Wth 0.32m; H 0.3m; exposed L 1.2m) c. 1m over the floor of the chamber at SE sloped upwards steeply. The perimeter of the Irishtown henge (ME038-011----) is c. 70m to the N and the perimeter of the Kilbrew henge (ME038-010----) is c. 70m to the SW. Archaeological testing (12E0049) by R. Meenan within c. 30m of the location produced no evidence of any associated enclosure or structures (excavation.ie 2012:462). (Clinton 1996, 33-36)

See the attached plan from Clinton (1996, fig. 3)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 27 June, 2014
Amended: 19 March 2021; 22 April, 2022

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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