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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is an arc-shaped earthen platform in County Mayo, measuring 26 metres north-south and 33 metres east-west. A stone field fence cuts across its west side, while a low scarp defines the levelled northern edge. The site sits on an east-facing pasture slope, possibly marking a forgotten ringfort where people once lived beneath the open sky.
In pasture, on E-facing slope. Arc-shaped platform (26m N-S; 33m E-W), levelled on N, defined by low scarp. Stone field fence bisects W side of site. Bank levelled. Possibly a ringfort. 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. 358. Date of upload: 22 December 2014

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