Barnarhu

Situated atop high ground on Barnarhu Hill in a mountainous region with extensive views in all directions and a possible stone circle site (TN038-005) to the SSW. A row of four boulders, one of which is prostrate, aligned E-W. All four boulder burials are resting on smaller support-stones in typical boulder-burial arrangement. None of the stones penetrate the surface of the ground. The prostrate E stone is 0.7m x 0.95m x 0.4m and rests on three smaller support-stones. The second stone is 1m x 2.1m x 1.3m and also rests on small support-stones. The third stone is 0.8m x 0.9m x 0.8m and rests on three support-stones, two to the W and one to the E which creates a small chamber underneath the stone. The fourth stone is 1.1m x 1.6m x 1.3m and rests on three smaller stones. The overall length of the row is 10m with the gaps between the stones measuring from E to W 1.8m, 1.6m, 1.4m. (Rynne 1969, 90). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its location on high ground and association with a possible stone circle suggest ritual or ceremonial significance.