Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Oakleypark, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oakleypark
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cave (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.06867, -7.79874
- SMR number
- OF039-002002-
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
Not visible at ground level. Site located in centre of triangular shaped multi-ramparted ringfort (OF039-002001-) which was bulldozed in the 1970's. According to the ITA Survey (1943) the souterrain was blocked up in the 18th-century and was located in the centre of the ringfort.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.