Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cloonnagashel, County Mayo

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What is recorded here

In good pasture, enclosed by stone field fence. Subcircular area (58m N-S; 62m E-W), enclosed by collapsed stone wall (H 0.6m; Wth 2.2m) WNW to S. Interior heavily overgrown. 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. 269.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA110-058

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