Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Caherduff (MA121-084001-)

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What is recorded here

n undulating pasture. Circular area (diam. 41m N-S), enclosed by bank (H 1.1m) of earth and stone, heavily overgrown. Bank overlain by clearance material. Stone field fence bisects site's interior E-W. Man-made underground passage (MA121-084003-) in interior. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 120.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA121-084001

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