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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On high ground, on S-facing slope; commanding view SE and SW. Raised roughly circular area (57m N-S; 62m E-W), enclosed by substantial earthen bank (H 0.8m). Gap (Wth 3.1m) in SE; possible entrance. Grass covered mounds of stone in the interior. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 107. Date of upload: 21 January 2015

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