What is recorded here

Knockounacappeen is a moated site in County Limerick, Ireland, where a broad external fosse and earthen bank still outline a rectangular chamber in level dry pasture. Westropp (1906-7, 228) identified it as possibly Ballymurely Castle, though he also placed that castle near Maryville. The raised rectangular area in the north-west corner suggests a building once stood inside the defences, while the scarped edges and surviving bank hint that the place was made to be seen, entered and defended.

In level dry pasture. Roughly rectangular area (c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 3m) WNW->N and E->SSE; scarped edge N->E. External fosse (Base Wth. c. 8.00m; D 1.5m) WNW->SSE with traces visible SSE->SSW. Raised rectangular area (8m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by a scarped against inner side of earthen bank in NW corner of interior. Westropp (1906-7, 228) identifies this as possibly site of Ballymurely Castle, though also locates same castle in Maryville (LI037-094---) c. 3.5 km to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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