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Souterrain

Creeve (Clonlonan By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Creeve, 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
Creeve (Clonlonan By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.44215, -7.80240
SMR number
WM030-009003-

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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

Situated on a rise, in a scrubby area of pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Not depicted on OS mapping. In the S quadrant of enclosure (WM030-009002-) surrounding Creeve Castle (WM030-009001-) is a depression (H 0.6m; Wth 1.5m) which represents the entrance into a souterrain. The walls are built of drystone and they incline towards the roof which is constructed of large lintels. The bank of the earthwork has been disturbed at S, where a large lintel can be seen projecting from the bank. Monument is obscured today by scrub on Digital Globe aerial photography.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 07 November 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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