Lismacrory Mounds

Lismacrory Mounds
Dumhaí Lios Mhic Ruairí

Main ringfort
Shown within Ireland
Location Lismacrory, Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Region Shannon Valley
Coordinates 53°02′16″N 8°01′54″W / 53.037778°N 8.031667°W / 53.037778; -8.031667Coordinates: 53°02′16″N 8°01′54″W / 53.037778°N 8.031667°W / 53.037778; -8.031667
Altitude 85 m (279 ft)
Type cairns[1]
History
Material stone, earth
Periods Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Official name Lismacrory Mounds
Reference no. 348

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Nenagh Guardian from Nenagh, on January 2, 1960 · Page 5".
  2. ↑ Gleeson, John (1 January 1982). "History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond". Roberts' Books – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Lismacrory".
  4. ↑ "Take a Walking Holiday in Beara".
  5. ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Tipperary-(NR)-Manual-(1998)-0046.pdf
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