Knockans Explained

The Knockans is an Iron Age linear earthwork located in south-west Ireland, believed to be the site of the ancient Tailteann Games.^[1]

One of a number of Irish Iron Age linear earthworks, the Knockans is a double-banked monument partly destroyed by bulldozer in May 1997, which saw the northern bank totally destroyed and other material damage done.^[2]

See also

• Black Pig's Dyke
• Dorsey, County Armagh
• Rathduff trench
• Magheracar earthwork

References

• http://www.excavations.ie/report/1997/Meath/0002979/
• http://heritagecouncil.ie/unpublished_excavations/section8.html

Notes and References

1. News: Historical site to be restored . 23 November 2018 . The Irish Times . 13 June 1997.
2. News: Tourism plan for ancient site in Meath . The Irish Times . 2 July 1997 . 23 November 2018.