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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grange (holycross Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located just below the crest of a hill on top of a ridge, sloping slightly to the SW with a natural fall to the W. A roughly circular area (diam. 31.5m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 3m; ext. H 1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.54m) only visible at S. A gap in the bank in the SE quadrant (Wth 2.4m) may be the original entrance. The interior slopes to the NW and SE, sloping with the ridge. A NE-SW field boundary skirting the site at E has been removed. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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