Lismacrory Mounds
Lismacrory Mounds are a group of prehistoric mounds forming a National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2]
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![]() Main ringfort | |
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Location | Lismacrory, Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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Region | Shannon Valley |
Coordinates | 53.037778°N 8.031667°W |
Altitude | 85 m (279 ft) |
Type | cairns[1] |
History | |
Material | stone, earth |
Periods | Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400) |
National Monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Lismacrory 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
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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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References
- "Nenagh Guardian from Nenagh, on January 2, 1960 · Page 5".
- Gleeson, John (1 January 1982). "History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond". Roberts' Books – via Google Books.
- "Lismacrory".
- "Take a Walking Holiday in Beara".
- https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Tipperary-(NR)-Manual-(1998)-0046.pdf
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