Overview
Indicated — Carrowcally is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mayo. In pasture, located on a prominent E−W ridge, on a peninsula jutting into Clew Bay. The rath occupies a terrace at the NE end of the ridge
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on a prominent E−W ridge, on a peninsula jutting into Clew Bay.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: 30.5m N−S) defined by a scarp with traces of a fosse on the S arc. At E−S the scarp (H 1.5m) has a pronounced external slope, but it peters out at S−SW, and is largely levelled at SW−NW, where a later drystone field wall overlies it
What was found
The saved account records: According local tradition, the rath was used as a burial ground (MA087-081001-).
What remains
The saved account records: Remnants of later field walls traverse the interior
Why it mattered
Indicated — Carrowcally matters because a belief or tradition is tied to this exact place and forms part of its local memory. The source records: According local tradition, the rath was used as a burial ground (MA087-081001-). The tradition is kept as a recorded belief; it is not silently turned into literal fact.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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