Wedge tomb in Knockcurraghbola Commons

Situated on a hillock at the NE end of a low ridge. It consists of a long, narrow, partly roofed gallery closed at the SW by a septal-stone. Both sides of the gallery are flanked by outer-walling with the more westerly stone at either side set in advance of the septal-stone. These two stones would have served as the sides of a portico or, alternatively, represent a doubling of the portico sides since removed.The structure is 7m in overall length. The main chamber, open at its more easterly end, is 5.3m long and 1.2m wide at the septal-stone whence it narrows slightly towards the E.Two roofstones cover its forward end. There are five sidestones on the N side and three on the S side. There are six outer-wall stones to the N and four to the S. These are set close to the gallery walls and two of those to the N double as buttress-stones. Beyond the easternmost at the S there is a small stone which may be the butt of a taller one, probably another outer-wall stone. There are traces of a mound around the structure. A large retangular slab lies prostrate at the SW end of the gallery. (De Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 90, No.10) 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 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its elongated, narrowing shape and partial roofing are characteristic of wedge tombs found predominantly in the western and southern regions of Ireland, reflecting a regional funerary tradition.