What is recorded here

Grave Yard is a fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland. It is a stone ringfort where the boundary between human life and fairy life becomes thin. The stones may have marked a boundary, a home or a warning. People may have avoided the place because they believed the dead or fairy beings still lived inside it.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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