Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Farranrory Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranrory Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.61832, -7.52340
- SMR number
- TS049-030----
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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
On a S-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions. Ring-barrow (TS049-031----) and burial mound (TS049-032----) 138m and 260m to E respectively. No surface remains visible, field recently ploughed and reseeded with grass. In the early 1900s several burials were uncovered whilst ploughing the field at a depth of 2 and a half feet [0.76m] below the surface of the ground, these burials were left untouched and were covered over (NMI Topographical Files).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - 19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.