What is recorded here

Situated on top of a natural rise of ground in an upland area with extensive views. A circular flat-topped mound (H 0.7m; top diam. 3.5m E-W; base diam. 7.5m E-W) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 3.6m) and a poorly preserved earthen outer bank (Wth 1.5m). Overall diameter 17.5m E-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

A Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, characterized by a circular flat-topped mound and surrounding fosse. Such monuments are significant as early funerary structures, often associated with elite burials and ritual practices in prehistoric Britain.

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