What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland. The earthen bank still stands forty-three centimetres wide, though brambles and thorns have swallowed much of the oval. Local tradition claims an underground passage beneath the level ground, a doorway hidden by pasture and time. The southeast gap may have been the entrance, waiting for someone bold enough to stop asking permission from the land.

In pasture, located on a low N−S ridge, with sweeping views SE−W. Slightly raised oval area (c. 35m NE−SW; c. 25m NW−SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.7m at SW). The bank is best preserved on the S arc, where large boulders roughly face the inner edge. For much of the circuit the internal face of the bank is low, especially on the N arc, where it is reduced to a scarp with a slight internal lip. A gap (Wth 4m) in the bank at SE may be the location of an original entrance. The interior is level, and according to local tradition contains a Man-made underground passage (MA040-034001-). A field fence, on a E−W axis, cuts through the S half. Thickly covered by hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 May 2020

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