What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grallagh Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grallagh Lower, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1819 Grand Jury Map marked an enclosure towards the top of a northwest-facing slope, at the location where a man-made underground passage was later discovered. No visible trace of the earthwork survives, and it is absent from every edition of the six-inch Ordnance Survey map.
Located towards the top of a NW-facing slope. An enclosure is marked on the Grand Jury Map of Co. Waterford dated 1819 (NLI: 16 J4), at the location where the Man-made underground passage (WA038-003----) was later discovered. It is not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map, and no visible trace of it survives.
Date of upload: 6th January, 2012.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
Places near here
Man-made underground passage in Grallagh LowerMan-made underground passage · 1 yd
Embanked enclosureFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 212 yd
RoadRoad, road/trackway · 722 yd
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumptionchurch/chapel · 1.1 mi
Kilmaloo LoughWood · 2.7 mi
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.8 mi
D'Loughtane WoodForest · 4.3 mi
Cabin PointHeadland · 4.3 mi
St Bridget's WellSpring · 4.5 mi
Caliso BayBeach / strand · 4.6 mi
Ferry PointViewpoint · 4.7 mi