What is recorded here

Killeenavrick is a children's burial ground in Shanballyedmond, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the southeast end of a northwest to southeast ridge that overlooks a river to the east in a mountainous area. The oval-shaped site measures 18 metres northwest to southeast and 8.5 metres east to west. Low upright stones, which probably represent grave-markers, protrude from the ridge surface.

Situated at the SE end of a NW-SE ridge overlooking a river to the E in a mountainous area. An oval-shaped area (18m NW-SE; 8.5m E-W) with low orthostats which probably represent grave-markers protruding from the surface of the ridge. 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

A portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period; its low orthostats suggest a funerary function and reflect early megalithic burial traditions in the region.

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