Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Souterrain
Emper, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emper
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59984, -7.57231
- SMR number
- WM010-008001-
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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
This souterrain is described by O’Reilly in his artice on rock art in Co. Westmeath (2010, 79-80) as follows: ‘The souterrain is accessed through an entrance on the north side of the ringfort interior. This leads to a well-constructed stone-built chamber with two passages leading away from it. Built into the souterrain wall on the right-hand side of the right passage is a long stone decorated with prehistoric rock art.' (WM010-008002-).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 30 August 2013
References
O'Reilly, D. 2010 Some forgotten prehistoric rock art from the hill of Uisneach, Co. Westmeath. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 140, 75-82.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.