Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Knockatoor, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockatoor
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Croonacrusha
- Latest-edition OS map
- Croonacrusha
- Coordinates
- 52.50520, -8.00574
- SMR number
- TS060-072001-
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 improved pasture, on elevated area with good views. Flat-topped, circular mound (dims. 4.5m WNW-ESE; 4.5m NNE-SSW) of earth and stone is defined by scarp (Wth 2.85m; H 0.75m) which is levelled out (Wth 3.4m; H 0.45m) at SSW. Interior is covered in tall grasses (H 0.5-0.7m). Monument fenced off just above base and scarp is denuded by cattle SSW-NNE below this. Cross (TS060-072002-) and holy well (TS060-072003-) adjacent to WNW. According to OS Namebooks (O'Donovan 1840), this is the 'site of a well, [and] a small cairn with a cross upon it'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 09 July 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.