I don't think I would have ever visited this site if I hadn't seen photos of it on another website. The OS map just says 'Tumulus', which to me is never that inspiring. Also north Tipperary isn't exactly renowned for great monuments. Well, that perception really needs to be changed! This site is terrific!
The Archaeological Inventory has it listed as a Linkardstown Kist. I don't know how this classification was arrived at but it's totally wrong. This is an undifferentiated passage tomb plain and simple.
The 5m long passage aligns to the northwest. The entrance is around 1.5m wide and as the passage goes towards the rear it widens to nearly 2.5m. Approximately 1.5m from the rear there is a small stone set against the southwest wall, which marks the point where the pseudo chamber starts.
Oddly the tomb is not in the centre of the mound, but is offset to one side. Is there another one in there?
The passage has no roof, but there is a massive pile of large stones on the opposite side of the cairn, which could have been the roof. To add to the wonder of this site there is a double bank and ditch surrounding the mound that reach as high as 2m in one spot.
I'll never again say that north Tipperary has nothing much to offer and I'll be certain to make the effort to check out some more stuff there.
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