What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort on a Mayo ridge, its earthen scar still standing after centuries of pasture and rain. The circular bank faces south over flat bog, inviting people to wonder whether they saw the fort or the fort saw them.

In pasture, located on top of an E-W ridge, with extensive views, especially to S over a flat expanse of bog and pasture. A slightly raised circular area (23m E-W; 20.6m N-S) is defined by an earthen scarp (H 1.45m at N; 1.55m at S). The scarp retains a slight internal lip on the E arc and a crop mark elsewhere, suggesting that it originally constituted a bank of width c. 3m. The interior has a very slight slope down to N. Traces of cultivation ridges on a N-S axis traverse the interior, and there is a very shallow circular depression (diam. c. 4m) close to the scarp in the E half. A field fence, on a NNW-SSE axis, is shown on the 1919 OS 6-inch map bisecting the interior, slightly E of centre. This has been removed, and a field fence now curves around the E side of the enclosure, incorporating the scarp which has been externally faced with stone. The interior grassy, and there is a light growth of thorn bushes around the perimeter. Stones, probably field clearance, are piled against the scarp at W. An enclosure (MA062-064----) is located c. 75m to E on the same ridge top. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 November 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.