Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Enclosure in Summerhill North is recorded as Enclosure in Mayo. In pasture, located on level, lowlying ground, with undulating terrain to S and a roughly N−S ridge to E. Croagh Patrick is visible on the far horizon to W.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on level, lowlying ground, with undulating terrain to S and a roughly N−S ridge to E.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The bank merges with the slope of a low natural rise on the W arc. There appears to be a break in the bank at NE−E, possibly an entrance.
What was found
The saved account records: It has been levelled and the remains are barely discernible at ground level.
What remains
The saved account records: Croagh Patrick is visible on the far horizon to W.
Why it mattered
Enclosure in Summerhill North matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The enclosure abuts a low rise at W−NW.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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