Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Emo Park, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emo Park
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.11713, -7.18910
- SMR number
- LA009-001----
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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
Not marked on 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map but hachured as an oval area (diam. c. 30m NNW-SSE) on 1909 edition Site levelled c. 1984 and owner stated it consisted of a low mound. Nothing noted during course of levelling. No visible surface remains.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.