The Graves of the Leinstermen near Portroe in North Tipperary are categorised as an anamolous stone group. There are many theories on what they actually were. The great antiquarian TJ Westropp's Uncle lived in Derrycastle (for a time) and it was his game-keeper that told Westropp about a 'fine circle of stones' in this area. In 1892 he described them as "a line of small slate slabs 42 feet long, the largest "pillar" being only 3 feet 6 inches high, by 2 feet 6 inches square, ... the others usually under 3 feet high. There is a low mount 17 feet to the north of the "chief pillar. A sort of fenced avenue runs into the slightly enclosed space between it and the alignment" Dr Siobhan Geraghty who was the North Tipperary Heritage Officer in the 2000s had this to say about it "It has all the evidence of being a Court Cairn, with the court facing the slope down towards the Shannon. It is outside the usual national range of distributi...
My blog looks at the archaeology and heritage of sites in Tipperary and surrounding areas. As many of these sites are on private property, it is important to request permission from the landowner before entering private lands so that access does not become a problem across all sites.