What is recorded here

Mound in Tawnatruffaun is a mound in Tawnatruffaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The large, subcircular formation sits on a shallow NW-facing slope at the mouth of the Fiddangarode valley. It measures 21m N-S, 15.3m E-W and reaches 2.25m in height. A long, low field clearance cairn runs along its base from SE to NW.

Situated on a shallow NW-facing slope at the mouth of the Fiddangarode valley. Large, subcircular, originally round-topped mound (21m N-S; 15.3m E-W; max H 2.25m). At the base of the mound from SE-S-NW is a long, low field clearance cairn. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Ireland, approximately 3500–3000 BCE. Its location within a valley suggests a possible ritual or ceremonial significance related to the landscape.

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