Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Killegland, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killegland
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50710, -6.40467
- SMR number
- ME045-004003-
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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 a slight rise in a level landscape, with the fold of a small S-N steam just to the E. A souterrain was discovered during a clean-up of the graveyard in 1982 and was recorded by M. Clinton. The original entrance was in the bank of the rath (ME045-004002-) at N, and from here the N-S corbelled and lintelled passage (L c. 4m; Wth of base c. 0.8m; H c. 1m) proceeds S and curves slightly to the W as it enters an oval corbelled chamber (dims c. 3.5m NW-SE; c. 2.5m NE-SW; H 2.8m). This was closed by a single large capstone (dims 1.8m x 1.1m; T 0.2m) which was removed in 1982 when entry was gained. However, the capstone was damaged at that time and the souterrain is now sealed in concrete. (Feeley 2001, 53-4, No. 47)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 22 December 2021
References
Feeley, E. 2001 A survey of archaeological remains OS sheet 45 – Co. Meath. Ríocht na Mídhe, vol. 12, 27-66.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.