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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Carrowaneeragh is recorded as Enclosure in Mayo. In low-lying pasture, on SE-facing slope. Marked on OS map (1838) as circular enclosure.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In low-lying pasture, on SE-facing slope.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Marked on OS map (1838) as circular enclosure.

What was found

The saved account records: The above description has been derived from D.

What remains

The saved account records: Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Carrowaneeragh matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 329.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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