What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grallagh (Monsea parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grallagh (Monsea parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat pasture in slightly undulating countryside. A raised circular area measuring 34 metres north to south is enclosed by a poorly preserved bank 2.5 metres wide and 1 metre high. The bank is mainly reduced to a scarp, with slight traces of a shallow external fosse and a causewayed entrance 3.3 metres wide at the southeast.

Situated on flat pasture in slightly undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 34m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 1m) mainly reduced to a scarp with slight traces of a shallow external fosse and a causewayed entrance (Wth 3.3m) at SE. 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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