Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Fountainhill, County Mayo

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What is recorded here

In rich pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. D-shaped area (31m N-S; 31m E-W), enclosed by inner bank (H 0.6m) and external bank (ext. H 1.2m), with well defined intervening fosse (D 1.7m). Fosse interrupted on E by entrance (Wth 2.1m), with causeway. 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. 164.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA121-119

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