What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graigue Lower (Killenaule parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graigue Lower (Killenaule parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The D-shaped enclosure measures 24 metres north-south and 28 metres east-west, with a straight eastern side and an earth-and-stone bank topped at 1.6 metres wide. An outer ditch is visible from the south to the west but filled in elsewhere, leaving a possible four-metre entrance gap at the east. The interior is covered in thorn bushes, and the surrounding ash plantation stops fifteen metres from the bank on all sides.

In woodland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions, now restricted by planted woodland. In recently planted ash tree plantation. The planting has been kept 15m away from the base of the monument on all sides. Roughly D-shaped area (diam. 24m N-S; 28m E-W) with straight side (L 28m) at E, enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.6m; base Wth 3m; ext. H 0.4-1m; int. H 0.4m) and outer fosse (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 3.5m; ext. D 0.9m) visible from S to W, elsewhere filled in, with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at E. Gap (Wth 1.5m) in bank at W, possible modern gap, second gap in bank (Wth 2m) at S also appears to be a modern gap. Interior covered in thorn bushes and perimeter of ringfort planted with hazel beech and sycamore trees. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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