What is recorded here

Burial ground in Kilnashanally is a burial ground in Kilnashanally, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site occupies a northeast-facing hillslope above a steep-sided river gorge, with a fast-flowing stream about twenty metres to the southeast. A reference in the OS Name Books from around 1840 links the nearby ringfort to burial use, although no visible evidence of that practice remains at the site today.

Situated on a NE-facing hillslope with a fast-flowing stream c. 20m to the SE at the base of a steep-sided river gorge. In the OS Name Books (c. 1840) there is reference to this ringfort (TN027-118001) being used as a burying ground, however there is no visible evidence of this usage. 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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