Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Knockfennell, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockfennell
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52747, -8.53111
- SMR number
- LI032-020----
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
In pasture on the N facing slope of Knockfennell Hill 600m N of Lough Gur and on the N edge of a dense concentration of prehistoric monuments. Enclosure (LI032-183----) 305m to SSW and a standing stone (LI032-020----) is located 225m to WSW. Not indicated on OSi historic maps, and not 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 limestone pillar of regular shape, 5’ [1.5m] high by 1’ 4’’ [0.4m] wide by 1’6’’ [0.45m]. The site is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.