What is recorded here
Situated on the SW slope of a hilltop in an upland area with nearby barrow group (TN031-024) to NE. A well-preserved circular area (diam. 11.5m N-S) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2m) and outer bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 0.75m). There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 2m) at E.
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
Bronze Age tumulus; part of a barrow group indicating ritual or funerary activity in the upland landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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