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Building in Faughart Upper

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What is recorded here

The remains of a walled structure on top and one of the ramps of the motte (LH004-023001-) at the NE side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH004-023002

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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