Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mountpleasant, County Mayo

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (41m N-S; 36m E-W), enclosed by substantial earthen bank (H 1m), with external fosse (D 0.5m) W to N. Gap in bank to NE (Wth 2.2m). Possible Man-made underground passage (MA100-014001-) in 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. 197.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA100-014

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