What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graigue (Ballygibbon parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graigue (Ballygibbon parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area roughly 22 metres across on a north-west-facing slope. A substantial earthen bank, 2.8 metres wide, surrounds the interior. The bank stands 1 metre high inside and 0.62 metres high outside, while no ditch is visible at ground level.

Situated on a NW-facing slope in undulating terrain. A circular area (diam. c. 22m) surrounded by a high, substantial earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.62m) with no visible fosse at ground level. There are high mounds of dumped wood and vegetal debris in the interior at N and E while uprooted trees and scrub have been deposited against the external face of the bank. This appears to represent the remains of an outer bank which was recently levelled. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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