What is recorded here

Indicated is a broken fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland, where a twenty-metre earthen ring has collapsed into a shallow scarp beneath overgrowth and field debris. It sits on a low rise above rolling pasture, joined by nearby barrows, enclosures and a wedge tomb that suggest the land once held more than one kind of human claim. The field boundaries visible in 1922 were later removed to make one open pasture, diminishing the fort but leaving its circular shadow behind soil, grass and memory.

Located in an area of rolling average pasture dotted with drumlin-like knolls and hummocks, with good views generally, especially SE–SW. The rath is situated on a low, natural rise. Field boundaries to E and SE shown on the 1922 OS 6-inch map were removed during land reclamation to create one large open field. Raised circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by the remnants of an earthen bank, largely reduced to a scarp (Wth slope c. 2.3m; ext. H 1.3m). The enclosure is in poor condition, obscured by heaps of field clearance debris and engulfed in overgrowth, making examination difficult. This is one monument in a cluster, which includes: two enclosures (MA015-044002-; MA015-044003-) c. 100-150m to ENE; two possible barrows (MA015-044005-; MA015-044006-) c. 70m to SE, a wedge tomb (MA015-044007-) c. 100m to ENE, and a rath (MA015-044004-) c. 200m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 December 2018

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