Overview
Outlined — Knockanes is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Limerick. On level ground to the S of a modern garden and farmyard, with moderate views in all directions. The ringfort is 40m SW of the junction with the townland boundaries of Killeen and Ballygeale, enclosure (LI021-044----) lies 580m to SW.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: On level ground to the S of a modern garden and farmyard, with moderate views in all directions.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The site was enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.3m
What was found
The saved account records: The ringfort is 40m SW of the junction with the townland boundaries of Killeen and Ballygeale, enclosure (LI021-044----) lies 580m to SW.
What remains
The saved account records: The external edge of the bank was disturbed by a concrete farmyard wall on the N and W, a concrete garden wall on the NE and wire fencing to the S and E, no fosse was visible.
Why it mattered
Outlined — Knockanes matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: It is depicted as a small circular field (diam.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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