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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated is a vanished fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland. A circular enclosure twenty to twenty-five metres wide stood on a low ridge, visible on maps from 1838 and 1930 before ploughing erased it. The land still holds the shape of what disappeared, inviting imagination to complete what the soil forgot.
In pasture, located on a low ridge. This enclosure is shown as a circular, ringfort-sized enclosure (diam. 20-25m) on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps. It has been levelled, and there is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 12 April 2018

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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