Wedge tomb in Knockmaroe

Situated close to the foot of the S-facing slope of Knockmaroe Hill. The remains consist of a mound about 9m in diameter and 1m high with a hollow towards its western perimeter where there are three stones. One of these is an orthostat aligned WSW-ENE. This stone, which declines in height from W to E, may have formed part of a chamber side. Resting against the last is a large slab, possibly a displaced roofstone. A thin slab beneath this may have been detached from its underside. Some stons exposed at the edge of the hollow and at the perimeter of the mouond are of uncertain origin. The scant remains seem to be those of a wedge tomb. (De Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 89, No.9) 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: 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; dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its construction reflects a regional tradition in Ireland of chambered tombs with inward-sloping sides, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices and social organisation.