What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Graigue (Moycarky parish) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Graigue (Moycarky parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies fairly level pasture with a slight slope to the southwest. A collapsed stone wall, 4.6 metres wide and standing 0.42 to 0.51 metres high, encloses the 27 by 31.5 metre area. A shallow external fosse 4.4 metres wide and a slight counterscarp, augmented in places by a field bank, complete the visible structure.

Situated on fairly level ground with a slight slope to the SW, in pasture. A circular area (diam. 27m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by a collapsed stone wall (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.42m; ext. H 0.51m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 4.4m) and a slight counterscarp which has been augmented in places by a field bank. 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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