Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic structure
Knockroe (idrone East By.), County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (idrone East By.)
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.59190, -6.78642
- SMR number
- CW023-012----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
The site is listed in the SMR (1986) and RMP (1995) as a megalithic tomb. The remains consist of a boulder (L 3.5m; Wth 2.3m; T 0.6m), resting in an almost horizontal position on a large centrally placed block (L 1.1m; Wth 1.8m; H 0.9m) and a second upright (L 1.2m; Wth 0.8m; H 0.65m) on the SE side. It is known locally as the “Giant’s Table”. The nature of this feature is uncertain and it cannot, on present evidence, be accepted as the remains of a megalithic tomb: it may well be entirely natural.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload/revision: 1 April 2019
Nearby in the register
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.