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Souterrain

Reynella, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Reynella, County Westmeath, 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
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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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