Graves of the Leinster Men

Situated on the NW-facing slope of Tountinna Hill in the Arra Mountains overlooking Lough Derg to the NW. The scattered and confused remains of several small orthostats protruding from the surface with a single large orthostat (H 1.2m; Wth 0.57; T 0.45m) in the NE sector and a row of low orthostats in the S sector. The arrangement of the numerous orthostats possibly defines a rectangular-shaped area (15m SW-NE; 23m SE-NW) as depicted on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map. This arrangement of stones was described by Westropp (1911-12, 210) as following; 'a line of small slate slabs 42 feet [12.m] long, the largest "pillar" being only 3 feet 6 inches [1.06m] high by 2 feet 6 inches [0.76m] square, the others usually under 3 feet [0.9m] high. There is a low mount 17 feet [5.2m] to the north of the "chief pillar". A sort of fenced avenue runs into the slightly enclosed space between it and the alignment'. 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. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload/revision: 11 April 2019