Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knockannacreeva, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockannacreeva
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.44634, -8.70907
- SMR number
- LI038-096----
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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 poorly drained pasture, 75m NE of a stream which marks townland boundary with Coolrus. ‘Patrick’s Well’ ( LI038-092---- ) and ringfort (LI038-089----) lie 140m and 210m to the SW respectively. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as circular-shaped platform (dims. c. 31m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as circular-shaped cropmark truncated at SE and SW by a field boundary running E-W on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 19 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.