The Knockans is an
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
linear earthwork
In archaeology, a linear earthwork is a long bank of earth, sometimes with a ditch alongside. There may also be a palisade along the top of the bank. Linear earthworks may have a ditch alongside which provides the source of earth for the bank and ...
located in south-west
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, believed to be the site of the ancient
Tailteann Games Tailteann Games or Aonach Tailteann may refer to:
* Tailteann Games (ancient) sporting and religious festival in Gaelic Ireland
* Tailteann Games (Irish Free State) held 1924–32
* Tailteann Games, Athletics Ireland
Athletics Ireland, officiall ...
.
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.
See also
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Black Pig's Dyke
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Dorsey, County Armagh
Dorsey or Dorsy () is a small village and townland between Belleeks and Cullyhanna in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has an estimated population of 130-160 people and includes about 30-35 houses.
'Dorsey ramparts'
Dorsey Walls meet Bon ...
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Rathduff trench
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Magheracar earthwork
References
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* http://www.excavations.ie/report/1997/Meath/0002979/
* http://heritagecouncil.ie/unpublished_excavations/section8.html
Ancient dikes
Prehistoric sites in Ireland
Archaeological sites in County Meath
Linear earthworks