Passage tomb in Tornant Upper, County Wicklow

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI015-036

Places near here

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
J P & M Doyle Ltd / MyHome.ie property listing; individual aerial photographer not named, www.myhome.ie

Stone circle in Tornant UpperStone circle · 93 yd

Explorer Tom The stone circle in Tornant Upper has a secret it’d only tell after three pints of stout. It’s mostly just split quartz…

Enclosure in Tornant UpperEnclosure · 117 yd

Explorer Tom Enclosure in Tornant Upper is claiming it’s older than the concept of time itself. It’s perched on a knoll with a…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dunlavin UpperFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1226 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dunlavin Upper has a family tree that’s basically pure invention. Two doors? It…

Fairy fort / ringfort in RathbawnFairy fort / ringfort · 1439 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Rathbawn is sick to death of people asking if it’s really there, given it’s described as 'not…

Rathsallagh Golf ClubGolf course · 1542 yd

Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of MyraPresbytery/parochial/curate's house · 1556 yd

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra in Dunlavin Upper, County Wicklow, is the best-dressed uncle at the wedding…

Fair GreenPark · 1590 yd

Explorer Tom Fair Green in Dunlavin looks like a modest village opening until its triangular shape and memorial ask you to stop. I…

Tynte ParkGate lodge · 1645 yd

Explorer Tom Tynte Park hums 'Bohemian Rhapsody' whenever the wind hits the rubble and brick combo at just the right angle. It’s a…

Memorial stone in Dunlavin UpperMemorial stone · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Memorial stone in Dunlavin Upper is a plaque about rebuilding a chancel, funded by a guy with pious zeal and fifty…

Bank HouseHouse · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Bank House in Dunlavin Upper ended up in the wrong place because the builder got drunk on site and pointed at the wrong…

Graveyard in Dunlavin UpperGraveyard · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Dunlavin Upper nearly became famous when someone tried to turn it into a park, but the gravestones…

Dunlavin GAAGAA ground · 1.1 mi

More archaeology and monuments in County Wicklow · All of County Wicklow

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover