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Knockans

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

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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

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