What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Farrangarode, County Mayo: a 20m earthen ring on a sunny rise, partly swallowed by bramble and gorse. Its north bank still stands over three metres wide, while the east may hide the entrance beneath green chaos. People called it a fairy fort because the shape remained when the human story faded, leaving only boundary stones, pasture fences and the suggestion of a door.

In pasture, located on the S end of a roughly N–S rise in gently undulating terrain, with good views. This rath consists of a circular area (c. 20m N–S), not noticeably raised, defined by an earthen bank. Dense overgrowth impeded the inspection. The bank appears most substantial (Wth over 3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.8m) on the N half; at SE it is rather low and degraded internally, but has a more pronounced external slope (ext. H 1.3m). The bank includes, and is topped by stones, which may be the result of its incorporation into a later system of field boundaries. A field fence abuts the bank at W, and another field fence lies immediately adjacent at N–NE. A possible gap (Wth c. 1.5-2m), largely obscured by overgrowth, at E may be the original entrance. Interior obscured by scrub; perimeter ringed with ash and hawthorn trees, gorse and brambles. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 April 2018

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