Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Loughgur, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughgur
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated, 492
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured, Knocksentry, 492 ft. OD
- Coordinates
- 52.52549, -8.51211
- SMR number
- LI032-056001-
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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 rocky pasture on the summit of Knocksentry Hill (150m / 492 ft. OD) overlooking Lough Gur 650m to NE. The site is one of six monuments on and around the hill including the standing stone annotated 'Leagaun' (LI032-051----) located 250m to SW; a mound (LI032-056003-) located 75m to NE; an enclosure (LI032-056006-) located 180m tp ENE; a standing stone (LI032-056011-) located 320m to SE and a flat cemetery, annotated ‘Kistvaen Field’ (LI032-055----) 260m to SSW. Circle O (LI032-060----) and Circle P (LI032-059----) are 405m to S.
The site is not depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is depicted as an area of rock outcrop annotated 'Knocksentry' with adjacent trig. station on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The Cassini OSi 6-inch map depicts an oval-shaped mound (ext. dims. c. 15m N-S; 20m E-W) with trig. station marking spot height 492 ft. OD on E quadrant of monument. The mound is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on the Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006; 28/06/2018 and 20/09/20200.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 23 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.