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Megalithic tomb - portal tomb

Lissava, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - portal tomb, Lissava, County Tipperary South, 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
Lissava
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.37494, -7.96372
SMR number
TS075-045----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

On the break of a S-facing slope of Bain at the eastern end of the Galty mountains, in forestry. Deciduous scrub and ferns are reclaiming the slope after previous vegetation was burnt. Extensive view to E and S but blocked upslope to N and by trees to W. Possible portal tomb (per. comm. Paul Walsh 1991) consisting of a large sandstone conglomerate slab (dims. 2.8m x 2.94m) partially resting on a triangular-shaped side-stone (H 0.91m ext., 1.23m int.; max. L 1.07m; T 0.28m) to the SW, sloping down to the NE where it rests on the ground. Aligned NW-SE presuming that the triangular stone is a side-stone. A distinct linear depression (Wth 0.23-0.32m; D 0.02-0.08m) runs NE-SW across the centre of the capstone. There is a lot of stone rubble in the chamber. There is a rectangular block of quartz (dims. 0.22m x 0.36m) lying loose immediately NE of tomb and a scatter of rubble extends c. 3m SW of the tomb. There is also a mound of rubble (dims. c. 3.5m x 2.5m; H 1.2m) 1.5m to N.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 25 June 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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