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Rathnacross

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Map note: Find the recorded point for Rathnacross, a fairy fort or earthen ringfort around Ellaghs, County Mayo, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA021-073

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