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Altar

Wayside shrine
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Map note: The map marks Altar as a wayside shrine in County Kildare, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Eoghan888 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Alex Passmore, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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