Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Mount Ready — Ballysakeery is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mayo. In average pasture, located beside the SW boundary of the townland, prominently sited on top of a knoll or rise, which is named Mount Ready on the 1838 and 1829 OS 6-inch maps. The knoll part of a NW–SE ridge, providing good views over the surrounding sharply undulating terrain, and E to the estuary of the River Moy.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In average pasture, located beside the SW boundary of the townland, prominently sited on top of a knoll or rise, which is named Mount Ready on the 1838 and 1829 OS 6-inch maps.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The entrance gap (Wth 4m) at the SE opens onto a shallow slump across the fosse defined on the E side by a low bank.
What was found
The saved account records: The knoll part of a NW–SE ridge, providing good views over the surrounding sharply undulating terrain, and E to the estuary of the River Moy.
What remains
The saved account records: c. 20m NE–SW) defined by an earthen bank, and enclosed at SW–N by a fosse and external bank.
Why it mattered
Mount Ready — Ballysakeery matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The natural slope (overall H c. 5m) of the knoll, particularly steep on the E side, is used to enhance the enclosing elements.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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