Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Adamstown (moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adamstown (moycashel By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45539, -7.51056
- SMR number
- WM025-134002-
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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 a low rise, in wet and marshy pasture. Monument described in 1978 as located in the S side of a mound or possible ringfort (WM025-134001-) is a small opening (dims. Wth 0.7m; D 0.3m) located under a flat slab. The roof slopes downwards and a depth of approximately 2m is detected. This leads into a drystone passage which appears to be blocked by collapse. Monument appears to have been backfilled by 1981 when it is described as a depression with a large scatter of stones. There is a limekiln marked near this location on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map and it is possible that the stones mentioned above belonged to this structure but this is uncertain.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 24 September 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.