Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Knockmant, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockmant
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.50591, -7.19064
- SMR number
- WM027-009003-
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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 1976 c. 30m SW of a church site (WM027-009001-) and graveyard (WM027-009002-) during the course of quarrying operations. The souterrain was recorded by the Eamon Kelly of the National Museum of Ireland. Described by E. Kelly as consisting 'of a curved passage built of dry stone with a lintelled ceiling. At one end of this was a corbelled bee-hive chamber. The entrance was at the up-slope end of the passage. This was ovate and of dry-stone construction. There was a vertical drop into the passage 1m. deep. The structure had been constructed in a pre-dug trench which was then back-filled. A plain bronze strip was recovered from this back-filled material. A quantity of animal bones and charcoal was recovered from debris blocking the souterrain entrance' (www.excavations.ie).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 15 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.