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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In low-lying rough pasture, between two ridges. Circular raised area (36m N-S; 34m E-W), enclosed by poor remains of two earthen banks, with intervening fosse (D 0.4m). Inner bank (H 0.6m) extant N to NW, gap in NE, possible entrance. Outer bank (H 0.6m) levelled S to E. Man-made underground passage (MA100-058001-) in NE. 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. 130. Date of upload: 25 January 2013

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