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Burial mound

Knockgrean, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial mound, Knockgrean, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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.

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