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'Townley Hall - Souterrain' : Souterrain

TownlandTownley Hall
CountyLouth
Grid RefO 037 763
Longitude6° 25' 43.35" W
Latitude53° 43' 33.68" N
Nearest TownDrogheda (4.9 Km)
OS Sheet43
UTM zone29U
UTM x669634.71341073
UTM y5956109.0252735

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Townley Hall - Passage Tomb
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 21st October 2001

The souterrain is simply a small hole in the ground. It seems to have a vertical shaft down which is covered by rotting sleepers, which are nearly covered by the grass around it.

The Archaeological Inventory says it has a beehive chamber.

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Directions

Follow the N51 west from Drogheda for about 4km until you reach the main entrance to Townley Hall (denoted by a picnic area on the right). Park here and follow the track alongside the stream for about 600m until you reach the actual gates of Townley Hall. Just inside these gates there is a white gate on the right. The souterrain is 10m diagonally inside this enclosure. This is private land.

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