What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow (mound barrow) in Castlewaller, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on a hillock in upland country with wide views and looks south-southwest toward a nearby ringfort. The mound is conical with a flat top, measures 1.2m high and 5.4m across at the top, and has stones protruding through its earth-and-stone surface.

Situated on top of a hillock in an upland area with extensive views and overlooking nearby ringfort (TN031-076) to SSW. A conical-shaped flat-topped mound of earth and stone (H 1.2m; diam. top 5.4m) with stones protruding from the surface of the mound. 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

Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location on an upland hillock and proximity to a ringfort suggest a ceremonial or funerary significance within a broader prehistoric landscape.

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