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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland. It sits thirty metres northeast of another ringfort, occupying a circular pasture area enclosed by a 1.6-metre earthen bank. The site preserves two neighbouring human or supernatural dwelling boundaries on the same gentle slope.
In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope, 30m NE of ringfort (MA100-035----). Circular area (36m N-S; 36.5m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.6m), levelled NE to S. 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. 150. Date of upload: 24 January 2013

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