Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aghamore, County Mayo

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In pasture, located on rise. This enclosure, possibly a rath, is shown on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps. On the 1919 edition it is depicted as a subcircular embanked enclosure (diam. 25-30m) with an external fosse, incorporated into a field fence at NW−NE. It has been levelled and there is no visible trace at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA081-023

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Aghamore GAA Club; individual photographer not stated, aghamoregaaclub.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
David Purchase, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
David Farrell Photography / Western People, www.westernpeople.ie

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