Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Knockanebrack, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockanebrack
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.39876, -8.22891
- SMR number
- LI050-005----
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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 pasture 70m W a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Longford and the county boundary with Tipperary. Barrow (TS073-017001-) lies 250m to E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped platform. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular-shaped area (dims. c. 55m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by a scarp and fosse. Surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (dims. 39m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.8m) with fosse (Wth 2.05m). Relict field boundary runs along outer line of fosse from N-NE. Intersected at NE by field boundary running E-W. Outline of overgrown monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 4 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.