What is recorded here

Situated on top of a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside. A large steep-sided flat-topped mound (H 4m; top diam. 3.5m; base diam. 12.3m) of earth and stone with no evidence of an external fosse. 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

Bowl barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It represents a type of burial monument associated with the initial introduction of metallurgy and formalised burial practices in the region.

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