Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Calliaghstown (rathconrath By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52394, -7.72680
- SMR number
- WM016-020001-
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
Situated on a small prominent rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. A U-shaped depression (L. 12m; top Wth 4.3m; base Wth 2m) depression in the interior of a ringfort (WM016-020---) may represent the remains of a souterrain.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 11 September 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.