Stone row in Glastrigan

Situated at the base of the N slope of a small hillock which in turn is on the SE-facing slope of a ridge in an upland area. Site indicated on 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map as 'Three Stones'. Not depicted on subsequent 2nd (1902) ed. A row of four stones, aligned NE-SW, with a possible fifth stone (H 1.3m; Wth 0.45m; T 0.2m) lying prostate near a gap in the row; overall length 7.63m. These limestone orthostats are set in a slight hollow with little evidence of packing-stones, though there are tufts of grass around the bases. The largest standing stone (H 1.78m; 1.56m x 0.4m), at SW end, has a hole in the SE face into which hands were dipped as a cure for warts. From NE to SW the remaining three stones measure: (1) H 1.05m; 0.76m x c.0.3m (2) H 1.56m; 1.47m x 0.28m (3) H 0.95m; W 0.8m x 0.53m. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone row may have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Such arrangements are often associated with funerary or territorial markers in upland landscapes.