I had wondered about a potential summer solstice sunset from this site at Shyane to the Devils Bit or Barane Eile / Gap of Ely. The Church and Graveyard at Shyane is known as Teampall an tSideáin, Church of the Fairy Hill. "Shyane was bounded by Moyne, Rahealty, Thurles & Loughmore. Name is Teampall an tSideáin, Church of the Fairy Hill. The ruins are still on the hill from which it receives its name." http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922209/4860869/5015955 You can clearly see that it is built on some kind of low mound and mythology and folklore may back this up. Professor Ronald Hicks was writing a book on Sídhs or Fairy Mounds in Ireland and he said the following about a potential one near Thurles which I helped identify as this site. "From the Paps, according to "Two Tales about Fionn," Fionn went to Ely, centered on the barony of Eliogarty, County Tipperary, chasing Cul Dub, who jumps back and forth across the River Suir before going into a sí...
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.