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Lissagowan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Map note: Lissagowan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort around Ballylahan, County Mayo, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA061-147

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  • Pamela Norrington, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Tripadvisor contributor; photographer not stated, Tripadvisor
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  • Annette Clarke / Moy Davitts GAA, as credited by Western People, www.westernpeople.ie
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