Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Reynella, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Reynella
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.57090, -7.17741
- SMR number
- WM013-093----
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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 the NW face of a small hillock. Ringfort (WM013-085----) 280m to NE, with second ringfort (WM013-094---) 320m to E. Souterrain uncovered during widening of the Mullingar-Kells road in 1932. The works involved cutting into the face of a small hillock by the roadside which uncovered a passage belonging to a souterrain (Murray 1932, 224). The souterrain was entered through a short N-S passage, which in turn led to a passage running ENE-WSW which gave access to a rectangular corbelled chamber (dims. 3.8m N-S x 2.3m E-W; H 2.3m) at E end. This road marks the townland boundary with Balrath North and Crosserdree. The entrance to the souterrain was located immediately SE of a concrete road-side wall and was set into the NW face of a small hillock (approx. dims. 24.7m NE-SW x 18m NW-SE).
See attached plan of souterrain taken from JRSAI 1932, 224.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 July 2018
References
Murray, R. 1932 A Souterrain near Reynella, Co. Westmeath. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 2, 224-5.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.