Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - passage tomb
Knocknagin, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknagin
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.63260, -6.20768
- SMR number
- DU002-010----
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Shown on 5 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
In a field of tillage near the shoreline. Shown on Duncan's map (1821) as a 'moat'. Located on headland north of Lowther Lodge. Extensive views of the coastline up to the Mourne Mountains to north, Bremore tombs to south. Area c.20m EW x 20m NS of stones, slightly elevated in a field of no stone. Some stones appear water rolled (majority >0.30m diam.) granite, sandstone and smaller quartz stones. Local tradition of this being the site of a tomb-quite a lot of flint retrieved from these fields. A miniature stone axe was found in the immediate vicinity (pers coms. Kieran Campbell).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 27 October 2014
Nearby in the register
- Quayunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - passage tombunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.