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Boulder-burial

Reardnogy More, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Boulder-burial, Reardnogy More, County Tipperary North, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Reardnogy More
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Barnarhu
Coordinates
52.69286, -8.24163
SMR number
TN038-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated atop high ground on Barnarhu Hill in a mountainous region with extensive views in all directions and a possible stone circle site (TN038-005) to the SSW. A row of four boulders, one of which is prostrate, aligned E-W. All four boulder burials are resting on smaller support-stones in typical boulder-burial arrangement. None of the stones penetrate the surface of the ground. The prostrate E stone is 0.7m x 0.95m x 0.4m and rests on three smaller support-stones. The second stone is 1m x 2.1m x 1.3m and also rests on small support-stones. The third stone is 0.8m x 0.9m x 0.8m and rests on three support-stones, two to the W and one to the E which creates a small chamber underneath the stone. The fourth stone is 1.1m x 1.6m x 1.3m and rests on three smaller stones. The overall length of the row is 10m with the gaps between the stones measuring from E to W 1.8m, 1.6m, 1.4m. (Rynne 1969, 90).

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

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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