What is recorded here

Tumulus is a barrow (ring-barrow) in Garraun (Kilnarath parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a west-facing slope in a mountainous area, where a standing stone protrudes from the central mound. The sunken circular mound measures 7 metres north to south and 0.6 metres high. A 2 metre wide ditch separates the mound from an external bank 2.5 metres wide, 1.25 metres high internally and 0.2 to 0.5 metres high externally.

Situated on a W-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous area with a standing stone (TN031-015002) protruding from the surface of the central mound. The present remains consist of a sunken circular mound (diam. 7m N-S; H 0.6m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2m) and external bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.2-0.5m). 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, Garraun is a Bronze Age burial mound, likely dating to the early to middle first millennium BCE. Its association with a standing stone suggests ritual or funerary significance, typical of prehistoric funerary monuments in the region.

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