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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Knockcurraghbola Commons, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Knockcurraghbola Commons, 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
Knockcurraghbola Commons
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Cromlech
Coordinates
52.68681, -8.08996
SMR number
TN039-016----

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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

Sited on a S-facing slope in farmland. A narrow, SW-facing, wedge-shaped gallery flanked at either side by outer-walling survives. There are slight traces of a mound along the S side of the structure. The gallery, at least 4.2m long, is open at both ends. It narrows from 1m wide at the SW to 0.65m at the NE and a diminution in the height of the gallery orthostats in the same direction is also indicated. Four orthostats survive along both sides of the gallery. Two of those on the S side have split into two or more separate uprights. Four outer-wall stones flank the S side of the gallery. The easternmost is set inside the line of the other three and adjoins the gallery wall. Six outer-wall stones flank the N side of the gallery, a number of them also split into separate uprights. Two transversely set stones seem to mark the end of this line of outer-walling. A number of partly concealed slabs lie to the W of the structure. (De Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 92, No.13)

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)

Nearby in the register

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

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