Overview
Long Stone — Burgesbeg is recorded as Standing stone — pair in Tipperary. Situated on a rise of ground in upland area in forest plantation with nearby stone circle (TN019-046001) to N and stone row (TN020-062) to E. 1m x 0.52m) with large recumbent stone immediately to SW, aligned on a NE-SW axis.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Situated on a rise of ground in upland area in forest plantation with nearby stone circle (TN019-046001) to N and stone row (TN020-062) to E.
What was found
The saved account records: 1m x 0.52m) with large recumbent stone immediately to SW, aligned on a NE-SW axis.
What remains
The saved account records: The second stone was knocked during forest plantation.
Why it mattered
Long Stone — Burgesbeg matters because the source ties standing stone — pair to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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