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Dermot & Granias Bed is a cairn (unclassified) in Ballincurra, killeen (kilnaneave Par.), kilnaneave, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on the summit of Ballincurra Hill inside a hillfort, offering panoramic views where Knockadiggen appears to the northeast. The circular limestone structure measures 18.3 metres north to south and rises between 1.77 and 2.15 metres high. Its interior is hollowed out, a change probably caused by taking stones for adjacent walls.

Situated on the summit of Ballincurra Hill, enclosed by hillfort (TN027-140001); panoramic views in all directions. Knockadiggen is visible to the NE. A circular cairn of limestone (diam. 18.3m N-S; H 1.77-2.15m), overgrown with heather. The interior is hollowed out (Wth 5.7-5.9m; D 1m), probably the result of robbing for adjacent stone walls. A stone wall (T c.1.6m x H 0.6m) abuts the cairn at SE and a denuded stone wall extends along the side of the cairn at NE. Forestry encroaches onto the edge of the cairn at S and NW, however a corridor has been left open through the forest giving a vista to SW. 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 circular cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age, associated with a hillfort; its location suggests a ceremonial or funerary function within a defensive landscape.

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