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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmainepark

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture. Oval-shaped area (50m N-S; 43m E-W), enclosed by poorly preserved earthen bank (H 0.3m). N half of interior raised slightly above S half. Interior now used as animal feeding area. 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. 175.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA121-031

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