Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Ardnagragh (digby), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardnagragh (digby)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48147, -7.80005
- SMR number
- WM023-030001-
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 top of a hill, in pasture, with good views in all directions. In E sector of ringfort (WM023-030----) is a linear depression (L 14.3m; Wth 4m; D 0.5m) which extends from the centre of the ringfort to the interior of the bank at ENE. This depression may represent the collapsed roof of a souterrain within ringfort.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 24 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.