Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Knockroe (mason), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (mason)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57943, -8.50232
- SMR number
- LI023-103----
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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
On summit of hill, in area of natural rock outcrop, at spot height (672 ft); panoramic views in all directions. No visible surface trace of any archaeological features in this location. Trigonometric station now to NE, may have been moved from rock outcrop to immediate NW as concrete base in-situ there. Wooden Holy Year cross mounted on concrete platform with plaque on NE-side. According to OS Name Books (Westropp 1906-7, 92) on the summit of this hill 'a mound of fallen rubble was called "Shancuirt" ' but Westropp could 'find no certain records' (ibid.) of a castle here. It is possible that the site referred to is the nearby enclosure LI023-020----.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 25 November 2013
References
Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.