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Standing stone

Knockfennell, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Knockfennell, 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
Knockfennell
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52687, -8.53447
SMR number
LI032-013----

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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

In pasture on the NW facing slope of Knockfennell Hill 650m NW of Lough Gur and on the N edge of a dense concentration of prehistoric monuments. Enclosure (LI032-183----) 270m to SE, standing stone (LI032-020----) 225m to ENE. Not indicated on OSi historic maps, but is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. The standing stone is referred to by O’Kelly (1944, 48), where he describes it as ‘a well-shaped slab of cherty limestone, 6’ 6’’ [2m] high by 2’3’’ [0.7m] wide by 6’’ [0.15m]. The top of the standing stone has a curving edge which appears to have been fashioned.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 30 October 2020

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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