Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Ballypatrick (temple-Etney Par.),shanbally (temple-Etney Par.),ballyknockane (temple-Etney Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballypatrick (temple-Etney Par.),shanbally (temple-Etney Par.),ballyknockane (temple-Etney Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Carn
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carn
- Coordinates
- 52.42769, -7.56175
- SMR number
- TS078-001----
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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 N edge of summit of Slievenamon slightly E of the highest point. Extensive views in all directions though slightly impeded to W by summit of Slievenamon. The cairn is mentioned in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'a great heap of Earth and stones called Shyfyne uppon the topp of the Mountaine of Slievnamam' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 259-60). Large, roughly circular cairn (dims. 25m N-S; 22m E-W; H 3.25m W and 4.35m E) of loose sandstone. On the E side the cairn is situated on the edge of a natural precipice of massive outcrop (H 5.5m) which forms the appearance of a blocked entrance and which local folklore described as Fionn Mac Cumhaill's table (Borlase 1897, vol. 1, 55). The summit of the cairn has been augmented by hill-walkers to form a more compact cairn. The passage tombs at Knockroe (KK034-019001-) and Baunfree (KK034-031----), Co. Kilkenny are located 11km to the E and 13.5KM to ENE respectively.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Borlase, W.C. 1897 The Dolmens of Ireland, 3 vols. London. Chapman and Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Cursusunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.