What is recorded here

Barrow is a barrow (mound barrow) in Lismacrory, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a small round-topped mound 2 metres high and 9 metres across both ways, built of earth and stone at the base of a north-facing hill slope. Another mound lies to the south and a ringfort to the southwest. The north edge has been slightly quarried, and field-clearance debris has been dumped at the base on the east and west sides.

National Monument No. 348. Situated at the base of the N-facing slope of a low hill with nearby mound (TN008-022----) to the S and ringfort (TN008-020----) to the SW. A small round-topped mound (H 2m; base diam. 9m N-S; 9m E-W) of earth and stone construction which has been slightly quarried at N. Field-clearance debris has been dumped at the base of the mound at E and W. 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 near a ringfort and another mound suggests it may be part of a broader ceremonial or funerary landscape.

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