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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture. Circular area (40m N-S; 41m E-W), enclosed by two earthen banks, with intervening fosse. Interior bisected by a stone wall NW- SE. Inner bank (H 1.8m) with stone facing, overlain by stone field fence. Outer bank (H 0.2m) and fosse (D 0.3m) levelled NW to SE. E side of interior heavily overgrown. Possible Man-made underground passage (MA118-093002-) in NW of 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. 108. Date of upload: 20 December 2013

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