Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Coolbaun (templeachally Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbaun (templeachally Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Graves of the Leinster Men
- Latest-edition OS map
- Graves of the Leinster Men
- Coordinates
- 52.85133, -8.39905
- SMR number
- TN019-035----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the NW-facing slope of Tountinna Hill in the Arra Mountains overlooking Lough Derg to the NW. The scattered and confused remains of several small orthostats protruding from the surface with a single large orthostat (H 1.2m; Wth 0.57; T 0.45m) in the NE sector and a row of low orthostats in the S sector. The arrangement of the numerous orthostats possibly defines a rectangular-shaped area (15m SW-NE; 23m SE-NW) as depicted on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map.
This arrangement of stones was described by Westropp (1911-12, 210) as following; 'a line of small slate slabs 42 feet [12.m] long, the largest "pillar" being only 3 feet 6 inches [1.06m] high by 2 feet 6 inches [0.76m] square, the others usually under 3 feet [0.9m] high. There is a low mount 17 feet [5.2m] to the north of the "chief pillar". A sort of fenced avenue runs into the slightly enclosed space between it and the alignment'.
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.
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload/revision: 11 April 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1911-12 Types of the ringforts in eastern Clare (Killaloe, it's Royal fort and their history). Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 29, 186-212.
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