Overview
Indicated — Graigeen is recorded as Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Limerick. In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, in area of outcropping limestone. 35m) enclosed by broad flat-topped stone bank (int.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, in area of outcropping limestone.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Ground immediately outside enclosure W->NNW has been cleared by mechanical digger and boulders dumped atop and at external base of bank at NNE and also at SE.
What was found
The saved account records: 35m) enclosed by broad flat-topped stone bank (int.
What remains
The saved account records: Farm passage passes c. 10m away on W side of enclosure on line of removed field boundary.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Graigeen matters because the source ties fairy fort / stone ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Bank best preserved E->S, narrows along NW arc (Wth 4.7m).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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