What is recorded here
Burial Gd. (Disused) is a cairn (unclassified) in Baurnadomeeny, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a low circular feature 0.6 metres high and 14 metres across, formed from loosely piled boulders on a south-west-facing slope. A large stone measuring 1 metre by 2 metres lies in the south-east sector and may be the capstone of a cist. A separate standing stone stands to the south-west.
Situated on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby standing stone (TN038-008) to the SW. A low circular cairn (H 0.6m; diam. 14m) of loosely piled boulders with a large stone (1m x 2m) in the SE sector which may be the capstone of a cist (TN038-007002). 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
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early megalithic funerary practices and the presence of a nearby standing stone, suggesting ritual or ceremonial use in the prehistoric landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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