What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular earthen fort on a low rise in County Mayo, Ireland. Its stony bank still stands beside wet pasture, but blackthorn and brambles have swallowed the centre, hiding whatever life or loss happened inside. The surrounding hawthorn and ash mark the edge of a place that has stopped answering questions.

Straddling the SE edge of low rise bordered by wet, rush-grown pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by a stony earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 1.2m). The bank retains a low internal lip and a well-defined external scarp. The interior is engulfed in an impenetrable thicket of blackthorn and brambles, and could not be inspected. The perimeter is ringed with hawthorn and ash trees. Attached images: MA110-030----_01.JPG Rath viewed from N MA110-030----_01.JPG enclosing bank at N Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 29 September 2021

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