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Wright (1758, bk I, pls XV, XVI) illustrates the motte and bailey (LH010-004001-) with an octagonal structure on the summit of the mound. There is no evidence for this now.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH010-004002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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