What is recorded here
Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Garryroan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It forms a large oval mound 21m from northeast to southwest and 15.1m from northwest to southeast, built of small sandstone stones. The mound reaches 2.11m in height, has gently sloping sides and a fairly flat top marked by two circular depressions about 2m across and 1m apart.
On level ground in gently undulating terrain. Another similar cairn (TS081-032----) is visible 340m to the NNW. A cairn (TS075-064----) is visible on the Galtee Mountains, c. 6km to the NE, the Knockmealdown Mountains dominate the view to the S. A large oval mound (dims. 21m NE-SW; 15.1m NW-SE) composed of small sandstone stones. It is fairly flat topped with two circular depressions (diam. c. 2m) on top of the mound, approximately 1m apart. It has gently sloping sides (H 2.11m).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 15 January 2014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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