Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Guilford Or Davidstown, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Guilford Or Davidstown
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.39472, -7.38888
- SMR number
- WM033-054----
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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
Mainly destroyed souterrain that has been exposed in the S face of a quarry pit located just below the surface. Located at the E end of a gravel ridge running E-W, just below the summit of the ridge on the S facing slope. The top of the ridge has been removed during quarrying operations, uncovering the remains of a souterrain that is currently approx. 7m above the surface of the quarry floor. All that survives of the souterrain are the walls of a slightly rounded chamber (int. Wth 2.3m; L 2.7m) that was aligned N-S. The walls are built with large boulders with slight evidence of corbelling at the top of the walls. Only three lintels survive of the roof of this chamber.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 25 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.