What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow (embanked barrow) in Ballygambon, County Tipperary, Ireland. A circular area 29 metres across holds a gentle bank 6.5 metres wide, rising 0.6 metres inside and 1.0 metre outside, while a shallow external ditch 6 metres wide and 0.15 metre deep surrounds it. The level interior contains mature deciduous trees, and a possible embanked barrow abuts the site to the north across a 2.7 metre wide ridge.

In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 29m) defined by gentle bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.0m), reduced to scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.8m) in places. External fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.15m) is shallow yet consistent. Interior is generally level and is planted with mature deciduous species. Abuts possible embanked barrow (TS070-072----) to N, where the respective fosses of are separated by a level ridge (Wth 2.7m). No evidence of a causewayed entrance. Ringfort (TS070-070----) located 275m to NNW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Embanked barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as it represents an early form of burial and ceremonial earthwork in the Irish landscape.

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