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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilhale

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Map note: Find the recorded point for Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilhale, a fairy fort or earthen ringfort around Kilhale, County Mayo, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA069-008

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Liz McCabe, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Eirambler, Wikimedia Commons
  • Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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