Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Lisnacask, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisnacask
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55935, -7.57595
- SMR number
- WM017-009001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a slight rise surrounded by gently undulating grassland. Souterrain located in the centre of a ringfort (WM017-009---). The souterrain was exposed when an E-W roadway was cut through the interior of the monument. Visible as a stone built chamber on the S side of the road. A number of large slabs lying nearby are probably roof lintels. A large chamber (H 1m; L 1.5m) is visible on the N side of the road, curving to E before being blocked by collapse. Monument placed on the Register of Historic Monuments, Iris Oifigiúil, 11 November 1983.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 13 February 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.