What is recorded here

Indicated is a well-preserved fairy fort on a Mayo rise, its oval platform enclosing a domed interior and a causewayed entrance. Local tradition claims an underground passage within the ruins, suggesting the visible earth may be only the upper chamber of a larger hidden form. The field fence still follows the ancient curve, acknowledging the boundary set long before modern ownership.

In pasture, located on a prominent rise with extensive views in all directions over the surrounding undulating terrain. This well preserved bivallate rath consists of an oval platform (28m NW–SE; 23.5m NE–SW) defined by a scarp (H 1.4m), enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.7m at SW, 2.3m at NE) with an external bank (Wth 1.6m at SW, 2m at NW; int. H 1.1m at SW, 0.45m at NE; ext. H 1.2m at SW, 0.65m at NE). The fosse is evident as a shallow depression marked by a growth of rushes. The low and flat-topped external bank is incorporated at SSE–WNW into a field fence, which respects the curve of the enclosure. The interior has a slightly domed profile, comprising a roughly central flattish area (diam. c. 6m) from which the ground slopes outwards on all sides, with a drop in height from the centre to the perimeter of c. 1m. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3m) at the SE with a causeway across the fosse. According to local tradition, there is a Man-made underground passage (MA102-006001-) in the interior. Grass cover, with rushes, gorse, brambles and hawthorn trees around the perimeter. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 September 2022

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