What is recorded here
Situated on flat pasture in undulating countryside. An aerial photograph (CUCAP, ATC 73) shows the clear outline of a possible ditch barrow. Not visible at ground level.
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
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates prehistoric burial activity in the region, though its exact significance remains unclear due to lack of visible features on the ground.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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