What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly circular, flat-topped hillock in undulating, hillocky terrain. Indicated as a tree plantation on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map and as a mound on the 1901-5 ed. The site is located on Corville estate with a folly ' Black Castle' c. 100m to the NNE. It is a likely location for a tree-ring/small tree plantation. No visible trace 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

A Neolithic passage tomb; significant as a rare surviving prehistoric monument in the region.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.