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Raweedoonminnon

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Map note: There is a map point for Raweedoonminnon, a fairy fort or earthen ringfort around Boghadoon, 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 MA046-006

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Photo credits
  • Liz McCabe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • David Farrell Photography, as credited in Western People caption, www.westernpeople.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, nl.pinterest.com
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • dougf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, ph.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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