What is recorded here

Indicated is a twenty-metre earthen ringfort on elevated Mayo pasture, its stone bank still standing where humans first shaped the hill. The southwest arc rises higher to hold back the natural slope, proving the circle was built rather than found. Cattle may graze around it now, but the deliberate curve and sturdy rim suggest people once lived inside that small, defiable world.

In pasture, located on elevated ground. There is a stream 30m downslope to S, which coincides with the S boundary of the townland. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 20m N-S) defined by a bank (Wth 2.8-3m; int H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7-1.8m) of earth and stone. The bank has a low stony internal rim, but the external slope is well defined, built up on the SW arc (Wth ext. slope 4.5m; ext. H 1.8m) to compensate for the natural slope and create a level interior. At NNE-SE it is incorporated into/or adapted to serve as a field boundary, maintaining the curve of the rath. There is an area of surface erosion/disturbed ground on the perimeter at SE. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 July 2019

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