Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knocknagranshy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknagranshy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53413, -8.65686
- SMR number
- LI022-120----
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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 level pasture, 135m W of townland boundary with Springlodge, an enclosure (LI022-123----) lies 222m to SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Partial remains of the monument depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map where it is shown as a curving section of the enclosing bank from NW to NNE only. No surface remains visible. Faint trace of cropmark of levelled monument visible on the Google Earth orthoimage taken in 2020 with relic field boundary to W.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 5 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.