Lismacrory Mounds

Lismacrory Mounds are a group of prehistoric mounds forming a National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2]

Lismacrory Mounds
Dumhaí Lios Mhic Ruairí
Main ringfort
Shown within Ireland
LocationLismacrory, Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
RegionShannon Valley
Coordinates53.037778°N 8.031667°W / 53.037778; -8.031667
Altitude85 m (279 ft)
Typecairns[1]
History
Materialstone, earth
PeriodsBronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameLismacrory Mounds
Reference no.348

Location

Lismacrory Mounds are located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) north of Ballingarry, North Tipperary, 10 km (6.3 mi) southeast of Lough Derg.

Description

Another view of the main ringfort.

There are about 20 mounds in the area; these cairns were originally viewed as burial sites, but are now thought to be piles of stones discarded from fulachtaí fia.[3][4] Other structures recorded here include ringforts, dwellings and enclosure sites.[5]

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