Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockainy West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47841, -8.48869
- SMR number
- LI032-330----
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 2004 this possible standing stone was described as 'This stone, 1.45m long, was noted lying on the ground approximately 50m to the east of the ringwork [LI032-131----]. Its original position is unknown' (Condit and Coyne 2004).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 07 August 2019
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/26 date taken 13/09/2002.
References
Condit, T. and Coyne, F. 2004 Knockainy Hill - a ceremonial landscape in County Limerick. Archaeology Ireland. Heritage Guide No. 27.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.