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Souterrain

Ballinlug, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Ballinlug, 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
Ballinlug
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.53150, -7.52810
SMR number
WM018-089003-

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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 slight rise, in relatively low-lying pasture, with stream to NW, N and NE marking townland boundary. In W quadrant of ringfort (WM018-089001-) are the remains of two V-shaped depressions which have low mounds of up-cast beside them. These may represent the remains of a souterrain. The slight expansion at the N end of the larger depression may represent the site of a chamber. The smaller depression averages 1m in depth.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 05 February 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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