Overview
Indicated — Carrowroger is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mayo. In pasture on a gentle SE-facing slope. A large, poorly preserved circular area (int.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture on a gentle SE-facing slope.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The enclosing bank is best preserved along the S (int.
What was found
The saved account records: A large, poorly preserved circular area (int.
What remains
The saved account records: c. 50m) is bisected by a later field boundary running E-W across the interior and truncated by a farm track running N-S through the E sector.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Carrowroger matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: H 0.9m) but has been reduced to a scarp (H 1m) from SW-W-N-NE.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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