Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ross (MA015-033----)

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In pasture, located on an elevation, in an area of gently undulating grassland, with extensive views in all directions, including Rathfran Bay to N and Killala Bay to S. This rath consists of a broadly oval, raised area (25.5m N–S; 30.8m E–W) defined by remnants of an earthen bank. The bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.8m) is best preserved at S–SW. Elsewhere it survives as a scarp which retains a slight internal lip. The scarp has a pronounced external slope (max. ext. H 2.5m at W) at SW−N, but is lower at NE−E (ext. H 0.65m at E). Outside the bank at NW–N there is a slight depression (Wth c. 4m) which may indicate a fosse. The interior is generally level, but appears slightly lower at E. Slight remains of a linear bank (Wth 1m) extends on a roughly E–W axis across the S half of the interior, and a similar feature is visible in the N half of the interior; they may be relict cultivation ridges. At NW, close to the bank, a roughly circular pit (7m NE–SW; 5.5m NE–SE; D 0.8m) has been quarried into the interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA015-033

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