What is recorded here

Dolmen (remains of) is a megalithic tomb in Ballymalone More, leagane, County Tipperary, Ireland. Three large stones, two lying flat and one possibly upright at 2.2 metres in maximum dimension, form a line on undulating ground at the south-west foot of the Arra Mountains. Bushes and briars hide the ground beneath them, and no clear mound or lios can be seen through the growth. The origin of the stones is uncertain, and it is doubtful they ever formed part of a megalithic tomb.

Situated on undulating ground at the SW foot of the Arra Mountains. The feature, densely overgrown by bushes and briars, is a line of three large stones, two of them prostrate while the largest, 2.2m in maximum dimension, is possibly set on edge. The origin of these stones is uncertain but it is doubtful if they formed part of a megalithic tomb. According to an OS Field Memorandum (1938, A/217/44,46) the stones are on a 'lios' while an OS Name Book (1938) states that they are on a tumulus (TN029-025001) but no clear indication of such a feature can be discerned in the heavy growth. 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

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period. Its partially preserved stones indicate a ritual or funerary function, typical of megalithic traditions in Ireland.

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