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Caher in An Caiseal

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Map note: Around An Caiseal, County Mayo, Ireland, the map records Caher in An Caiseal as a fairy fort or stone ringfort. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA055-009

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.bostonirish.com
  • Night of the Big Wind, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
  • Brendan Moran / Sportsfile, credited by Western People, www.westernpeople.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.theirishroadtrip.com
  • ParaDara, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jed Revans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, ph.pinterest.com
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