Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Embanked enclosure — Grallagh Lower is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Waterford. Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, but all field banks in its vicinity have been removed. 31.4m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-5.5m), which is best preserved E-S (max.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: The earthwork (WA038-003001-) and Man-made underground passage (WA038-004----) are c. 170m to the N.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: 31.4m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-5.5m), which is best preserved E-S (max.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, but all field banks in its vicinity have been removed.
What remains
The saved account records: The entrance cannot be identified, and there is no visible fosse.
Why it mattered
Embanked enclosure — Grallagh Lower matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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