Knockans

{{short description|Iron Age cross dyke in Ireland}}

{{coord missing|County Meath}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=November 2019}}

The Knockans is an Iron Age linear earthwork located in south-west Ireland, believed to be the site of the ancient Tailteann Games.{{cite news |title=Historical site to be restored |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/historical-site-to-be-restored-1.81602 |access-date=23 November 2018 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=13 June 1997}}

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.{{cite news |title=Tourism plan for ancient site in Meath |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tourism-plan-for-ancient-site-in-meath-1.87086 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2 July 1997 |access-date=23 November 2018}}