Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lickbla, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lickbla
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72610, -7.30759
- SMR number
- WM003-011002-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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 on a N-S ridge with very good views to the SE. Overlooked by The Hill of Mael 1km to N and Rock of Curry 1.3km to NW. The slight outline of a rectangular house (WM003-011001-) stands on top of a circular-shaped platform in the centre of a ringfort (WM003-011----). No surface remains visible of souterrain inside ringfort (Adams 1957, 46). The berm running along the inner face of the inner bank may indicate location of souterrain.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 December 2016
References
Adams, F.R.G. 1957 As viewed from the Ben of Fore (2). Ríocht na Mídhe I (3), 44-49.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.