Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Knockanes, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockanes
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56988, -8.74681
- SMR number
- LI021-043----
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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
In gently undulating pasture, with moderate views in all directions. Located 20m S of the townland boundary with Monearla and 100m E of the townland boundary with Rineroe. Two ringforts (LI021-016/044----) lies 210m to the NNE and 325m to the S respectively. The site is depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is not depicted on 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map suggesting that the monument was levelled between these map dates. Inspected by the ASI in 2000, when it was recorded as no surface remains visible. Possible partial cropmark of W side of enclosure bisected by post-1700 field boundary running N-S visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12. The site is not visible on Google Earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020, although some rough surface undulations may relate to the monument.
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 10 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.