Barrow

National Monument No. 348. Situated at the base of a N-facing slope of a low hill with nearby mound (TN008-021----) to the N and ringfort (TN008-020----) to the SW. A round-topped mound (H 2.5-3m; base diam. 9m N-S) of earth and stone construction with evidence of external stone facing along the base of the mound at E. The mound has been partially eroded and scarped at W. Could be same site as TN008-062--- which is described in the NMI topographical files. 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. It is significant as a surviving example of burial monuments in the region, often associated with early ritual and social structures.