What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange (Holycross parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grange (Holycross parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular site spans 31.5 metres north-south and 29 metres east-west, holding an earthen bank 2 metres wide with an internal height of 3 metres. An outer ditch 2.7 metres wide and 0.54 metres deep is visible only at the south, while a 2.4-metre gap in the southeast quadrant may mark the original entrance.

Located just below the crest of a hill on top of a ridge, sloping slightly to the SW with a natural fall to the W. A roughly circular area (diam. 31.5m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 3m; ext. H 1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.54m) only visible at S. A gap in the bank in the SE quadrant (Wth 2.4m) may be the original entrance. The interior slopes to the NW and SE, sloping with the ridge. A NE-SW field boundary skirting the site at E has been removed. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.