Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Leadymore is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mayo. In pasture, located on a broad terrace on an E–W ridge. There is a break of slope 30m to N of the rath, from where ground falls away steeply.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture, located on a broad terrace on an E–W ridge.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: There is a gap (Wth 2.4m) in the bank at NNE, possibly indicating the original entrance.
What was found
The saved account records: There is a break of slope 30m to N of the rath, from where ground falls away steeply.
What remains
The saved account records: 31m N–S) defined by an earthen bank with an external fosse.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Leadymore matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: on the W half it retains only a low internal rim and is reduced to a scarp in parts.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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