What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grenanstown (Ballymackey parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grenanstown (Ballymackey parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The damaged circular site measures 29.5 metres north-south and 27.5 metres northeast-southwest on a south-facing slope. A large section at the east has been quarried out, while the south ditch is filled and its outer bank levelled.

Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pastureland. A badly damaged, roughly circular raised area (diam. 29.5m N-S; 27.5m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H 2.35m), a broad, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 1.5m) and an earth and stone outer bank (Wth 2.9m; ext. H 2.16m), particularly substantial at W. A large section of the site at E has been quarried out while at S the fosse has been filled in and the outer bank levelled. The outer bank at N is incorporated in a NE-SW field boundary. The interior slopes gently to the 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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