Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Knockea, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockea
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59442, -8.56958
- SMR number
- LI013-209----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on the SE-facing slope of a steep hill in rolling pasture c. 20m N of a field boundary and 20m S of a small limestone quarry. There are good views to NE, E and SE. Sub-circular area (diam. 8.5m) defined by a gentle scarp (Wth. 1.9m; D 0.5m). Several stones are visible in the scarp and in the centre of the site. The mound is uneven, and is partly denuded.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.