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Indicated

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated is a stone ringfort on a Mayo hilltop, its narrow wall enclosing a small area above an exposed rock outcrop. The southeast gap may have served as the entrance, while the surrounding view stretches unbroken in every direction. A field fence now crosses the northern edge, blending human ownership with older boundary-making. The fort still presents itself as a place for watching, judging, or being seen return.
On hilltop, with extensive view on all sides. Subcircular area (26.5m N-S; 22m E-W), enclosed by stone wall (Wth 3m; H 0.7m). Field fence overlies site on N. Gap (Wth 2.4m) in SE may have been entrance. Interior contains rock outcrop. 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. 271. Date of upload: 12 December 2014

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