Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (rathconrath By., Churchtown Ed)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48936, -7.50397
- SMR number
- WM025-038001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 natural rise, in gently undulating and hilly pasture, with good views in all directions. In the centre of ringfort (WM025-038----) is a long surface depression (L 9m; Wth 2.2m) extending ESE-WNW to a circular depression (diam. 2.5m) at the WNW end, just within the ringfort bank. The linear and circular depressions are defined along the edges by what may be the upper portions of drystone walling. This is interpreted as a subterranean passage leading to the chamber of a souterrain.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 05 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.