What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghgraigue Lower, Curraghgraigue Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghgraigue Lower, Curraghgraigue Upper, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a break in a steep northwest-facing slope, with a sharp rise immediately southeast of the site. The circular platform measures 21.8 metres east-west and is defined by a one-metre-high scarp, a 5.6-metre-wide fosse, and a low curving bank. Traces of an external fosse are evident on the south side of the townland boundary.

Situated on a break in a steep NW-facing slope, with a sharp rise immediately SE of the site, in pastureland. The site was transected by a townland boundary on a NE-SW axis. The present remains consist of a circular platform (diam. 21.8m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1m), a fosse (Wth 5.6m), and a low curving bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.19m). Traces of an external fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.24m) are evident on the S side of the townland boundary. 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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