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Tumulus

Barrow, mound barrow

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Tumulus is a barrow (mound barrow) in Ballynahinch (kilcomenty Par.), County Tipperary, Ireland. A hillock was scarped and flattened on top to form a flat-topped oval-shaped burial mound 2.7 metres high. The mound measures 26.3 metres from north east to south west and 18.5 metres from north west to south east. Another mound barrow lies to the south west in the same upland area.
Situated in an upland area with nearby mound barrow (TN031-019) to the SW. A hillock has been scarped and flattened on top to form a flat-topped oval-shaped burial mound (H 2.7m; diam. 26.3m NE-SW; 18.5m NW-SE). 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
Tumulus, Ballynahinch is a Bronze Age round barrow, characterized by its flat-topped oval shape and constructed as a burial mound. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices and the broader landscape of burial monuments in upland areas during the Bronze Age.

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