Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Knockroe (mason), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (mason)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57981, -8.50516
- SMR number
- LI023-265----
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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 Knockroe Hill in rough hillside pasture, with panoramic views to the NW, W and SW. The site is 20m N of the enclosure (LI023-020----) on the W edge of steep break in slope close to the summit of the hill. Knockroe Hill and the hillside terraces around it (N, W and SW) are densely occupied with forts (LI023-019----) 280m to SW and a variety of circular (LI023-263-/262/314) 170m to E, 140m to N and 130m to E. The site is not depicted on the OSi 1840 ed. 6-inch and 1897 ed. 25-inch map. It is visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013. Identified on the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 26804: AP 4/3742) as a linear earthwork orientated E-W (ext. dims. 10m N-S; 50m E-W). Visible on Digital Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. The feature may be a rock cut path from the E terrace below the enclosure (LI023-020----) on the summit of the hill.
See attached Bruff survey image labelled Bruff 26804 and Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 3 September 2020
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.