What is recorded here

Indicated is a forgotten ringfort buried in brambles and ferns at the north end of a Mayo pasture, its stone bank half swallowed by later field walls and hazel. Local tradition claims children were buried inside or that an underground passage still breathes beneath the overgrowth, but the thicket keeps its secrets from everyone who walks past. The fort does not appear on modern maps or in common conversation, which is why it is indicated rather than named. It waits in the green dark, marking the edge of human memory where ordinary land becomes strange.

In a thicket of overgrowth at the N end of a pasture field. There is a stream c. 80m to E. Circular area (estimated diam. 25-30m) defined by a stone bank, incorporated into later field walls at S, W and N. The interior is not noticeably raised relative to exterior ground level. It is defined at S–SW by a stone bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.8m), and at WSW-N by a drystone wall (Wth 1.5m; H 1m), which appears to be a field wall; at NE–SE it is defined by a low stony rise, and at S the perimeter is incorporated into a later field wall. Immediately outside the stone bank at SE, a shallow depression (Wth 2.5m) is evident, with a hint of a rise on its outer edge. It is unclear if these features are evidence of a fosse and external bank. There is a local tradition of a Man-made underground passage (MA063-015001-) and a children’s burial ground (MA063-015002-) in the interior. The interior is densely covered in brambles and ferns, and the perimeter is ringed with hazel, hawthorn and sycamore. Overgrowth impeded inspection. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 8 April 2014

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