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Souterrain

Knockmant, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Knockmant, 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
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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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

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

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

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