What is recorded here
Cairn is a cairn (unclassified) in Gortnaskehy (Upperchurch parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on the flat summit of Moher Hill, looking south-west across a broad valley. The circular structure measures 10.1 metres north-south and 10.5 metres east-west, marked by occasional small stones and a slight scarp. It covers a recently exposed trapezoidal cist with a large rectangular capstone.
Situated on flat summit of Moher Hill overlooking broad valley to SW and panoramic view from W-S-E. Denuded circular cairn (10.1m N-S; 10.5m E-W) defined by occasional small stones and slight scarp. Cairn covers a recently exposed trapezoidal cist with large rectangular capstone (see TN040-039001 for description).
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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