Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial mound
Knockgrean, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockgrean
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.55303, -8.36665
- SMR number
- LI024-042----
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
On SE-facing slope of Knockgrean, in coniferous forestry, 60m SE of a townland boundary with Glen. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument described by O’Dwyer (1959, 78) as following; 'As this monument now stands, it is a low mound about 70' [21m] in diameter and about 3' [0.9m] high. It may be a severely destroyed platform earthwork or some form of barrow or burial mound. No stones show through the turf and there is no evidence of a surrounding ditch'. Monument visited by the ASI in 2008 but were unable to gain access to monument due to impenetrable forest plantation. Monument is visible as an oval-shaped area (35m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) situated within a forestry exclusion zone as seen on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-201, and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.
See attached profile drawn by O’Dwyer in 1959 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 29 September 2020
References
O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.