Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Davidstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Davidstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55273, -7.52084
- SMR number
- WM018-011001-
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
A souterrain was discovered in the NW portion of a ringfort (WM018-011----) in 1990 when a hole was dug which gave access to a rectangular chamber measuring 4.15m L by 1.3m W and 1.7m H. There walls were constructed of dry-stone walling that tapered inwards towards the top where they were covered by large flags. The long axis of the chamber lay approximately E-W. A narrowing opening (0.47m x 0.47m and 0.75m L) at the W of the S wall of the chamber gave access to a second chamber which ran at right-angles to the first. This chamber measures 1.15m W by 2.75m L and is 1.45m H and the S end there appeared to be an exit passage: this was blocked by collapse which had spilled into the chamber. Monument registered as a Historic Monument in 1990.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 11 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.