Passage tomb in Tornant Upper

National Monument in state ownership No. 531. Situated on the NE edge of a ridge (running E-W) with extensive views over the surrounding undulating terrain. Circular mound (diam. 18.6m; H 1.6m) with a flat-bottomed, partly artificial gully immediately to the W, and a shallow fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.5m) at the SE. There is a hollow (diam. 1.5m; D 0.5m) at the top of the mound. A decorated stone, now in the NMI, is reputed to have come from this site. (Price 1953, 200; Shee-Twohig 1981, 225-6) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1958).

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic monuments in Ireland, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.