What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland, holding a circular earthen chamber thirty metres across. It sits on a slight rise above average pasture, exposing wide western and northern views while southern ground blocks the horizon. A compact inner bank and shallow external fosse preserve the shape, though erosion has opened gaps at the north and south. Hawthorn, gorse and brambles now ring the chamber, turning an old human boundary into a familiar local marker.

In undulating average pasture, located on a slight rise. Views are extensive to W and N, but restricted somewhat by rising ground to S. Slightly raised circular area (29.3m N–S; 28.8m E–W) defined by an earthen bank with an external fosse, outside which at SE–WNW are remnants of a second bank. The inner bank (Wth 4m at NE, 4.5m at WSW; int. H 1m at NE, 0.5m at WSW; ext. H 1.6m at NE, 1.5m at WSW) is compact and well defined, with small areas of erosion at S and N. The fosse (Wth 4.5-4.8m; D 0.2m) survives as a broad, very shallow depression, most clearly traced at W, and marked by a growth of rushes. Traces of the levelled outer bank are evident only as a broad, flat band (Wth c. 3-4m) of hard, rough ground, very slightly raised at W, distinguished by differential vegetation growth. There are a number of narrow eroded gaps (Wth 0.6-1.4m) and low areas in inner bank at NW and at S. The inner bank is ringed with hawthorn, gorse and brambles, with grasses and rushes in the interior. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 April 2019

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