What is recorded here

Mound in Coonmore is a mound in Coonmore, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on level ground at the base of a high natural scarp, overlooking a river valley to the northeast, with the Clasher River running about two metres northeast of the site. The place holds an irregular, roughly circular enclosure between the river and the cliff-edge, defined by a denuded, moss-covered wall of earth and stone. A low linear mound in the southwest quadrant runs northwest to southeast, measuring 6.1 metres long, 1.3 metres wide and 0.4 metres high, and appears to be a section of a low field boundary rather than a megalithic structure.

Situated on level ground at the base of a high natural scarp, overlooking a river valley to the NE. The Clasher River runs c. 2m NE of the site. An irregular, roughly circular enclosure (TN039-012) in a level area between the river and the cliff-edge. The enclosure is defined by a denuded, moss-covered wall of earth and stone construction. There is a heavy growth of scrub in the NW quadrant. The site was described as 'disused keel' or children's burial ground in 1910 (Crawford 1910, 51), however, no grave-markers were apparent. A low linear mound in the SW quadrant, running NW-SE (L 6.1m x W 1.3m; H 0.4m), is constructed of earth and stone. It appears to be a section of a low field boundary and is not a megalithic structure. 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

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