What is recorded here

The graveyard in Graigaheesha is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a slightly raised circular site holding 18th and 19th century headstones, with possible wall footings for a church at its west end. A rubble limestone wall, flat berm, waterlogged ditch and wide outer bank enclose it, while a causewayed gap opens at the east.

On flat pasture with good views in all directions, nearby ringfort (TS043-031----) located 430m to the SE. A slightly raised circular graveyard (diam. NE-SW 33m; NW-SE 32.9m) enclosed by a rubble built limestone wall (wall T 0.56m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 2m), flat berm (Wth 0.8m), water-logged fosse (Wth 3m - 5.8m; ext. D 0.8m) and well-preserved wide, flat-topped outer bank (top Wth 5m; base Wth 5m; ext. H 0.6m) which is not visible at W sector. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) into the graveyard at E. At the W end of the graveyard there are the possible wall-footings of the SW gable of a church (TS043-030001-). The headstones within the graveyard are of 18th and 19th century date. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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