Partially indicated

Situated on high ground in undulating countryside with a fortified house (TN035-030----) to the NW. Cited as a Purcell castle in the OS Letters where it is described as the 'old Castle of Cloghleigh' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 181). Depicted as a rectangular structure with its long axis aligned N-S on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. On the revised OS 6-inch map only the N wall and N section of the W wall and N return of the NE angle of the castle walls were depicted. No visible remains at ground level. 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. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 September 2016

Built by the Purcell family, Graiguefrahane Castle, also known as the old Castle of Cloghleigh, dates to the medieval period and is remembered as a historic family seat in the region.