Burial mound

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture on the summit of Knockauntarriff, immediately E of townland boundary with Mitchelstowndown North. An enclosure (LI041-013006-) lies 18m to the NE and a mound (LI041-013003-) lies 4m to the S. Not marked on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a small oval shaped platform (dims. c. 4.5m N-S x 7m E-W) defined by a scarp. Described by Westropp (1919, 14) as the northern of two mounds measuring ‘from 10 feet [3m] to 13 feet [3.9m] high to the east, and 5 feet [1.5m] to 6 feet [1.8m] high to the west. A fence has been made between them, and the northern is in the long ‘screen’ or plantation on the border of Mitchelstown Down.’ The area of the monument is overgrown on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached contour plan of Tumuli and enclosure (LI041-013006-) taken from Stenberger (1966) and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 14 July 2021

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 318/16 taken on 05/10/2002. 343/20 and 21 on 05/01/2003.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Westropp, T.J. 1916-19 The later Pagan sanctuaries of Co. Limerick. Journal of the North Munster Antiquarian Society 4, 3, 157-83.

Westropp, T.J. 1919 The ancient places of assembly in the counties Limerick and Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 49, 1-24.

Stenberger, M. 1966 A ringfort at Raheenamadra, Knocklong, Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 65C, 37-54.