Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - embanked barrow
Knockroe (coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (coonagh By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.52729, -8.37813
- SMR number
- LI033-023----
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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 reclaimed pasture on the summit of a ridge (OD 680ft.) known locally as ‘Oileán na crú’. Possible pond barrow (LI033-020----) 70m to SW and ringfort (LI033-023----) 45m to W. Depicted on OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 15m) with a trigonometric station in N quadrant. Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as a circular-shaped area (diam. 15m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.65m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.65m), with fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) and outer bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m) visible from NW-S and WSW-WNW. Gaps in outer bank (Wth 5m) at NNW and (Wth 4.5m) at SSW with causewayed entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. A rectangular-shaped depression in the interior may indicate the location of the former trigonometric station. Truncated at W by a linear field bank running NNW-SSE. Described in 1960 as follows; ‘Interior 36 feet (11m) in diameter. A 5 foot (1.5m) wide ditch is encircled by an outer bank 9 feet (2.7m). On east side there is a gap which may denote an entrance. Interior of this earthwork is lower than field outside (O’Dwyer 1958-61, 115; Knockroe 54). Monument is clearly visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 30 March 2021
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 133/03, 04 taken 23/08/2000 and 353/7 taken 05/01/2003.
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.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.