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Souterrain

Guilford Or Davidstown, County Westmeath, Ireland

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

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

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

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