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Wedge tomb in Knockshanbrittas is a wedge tomb in Knockshanbrittas, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on a west-facing slope above the Aughvaria river valley, about 100 metres southwest of another wedge tomb. Its preserved gallery stretches 3.25 metres from east to west, narrows from 1.1 metres at the west entrance to 0.86 metres at the east end, and still carries two large roofstones. A thin septal stone marks the west end of the gallery, separating the chamber from a 1.3-metre portico, while a field boundary now cuts through the outer walling at the north and south sides.

On a W-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous region overlooking the Aughvaria river valley to the W, with a wedge tomb (TS039-020----) c. 100m to the NE. The well-preserved gallery (L. c. 3.25m; Wth 1.1m to W, 0.86m to E) opens to the W and is aligned E-W; represented by two sidestones to the N and S with possible evidence of outer-wall stones on the N and S sides. Two roofstones (dims. 1.4m x 1.9m x 0.3m; 1.9m x 1.7m x 0.35m) survive over the gallery. A septal stone (dims. 1.4m x 0.22m) at the W end of the gallery divides the chamber from the portico (L 1.3m; int. Wth 1.25m; ext. wth 2m). A field boundary intersects the outer walling at the N and S with possible remains of an earthen mound resting on top of the roofstones. (De Valera & Ó Nualláin, 1982, vol.4, 93-4; Borlase 1897, 53-4) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its well-preserved gallery and location suggest it was part of a funerary tradition associated with ritual use and territorial markers in upland landscapes.

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