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Situated close to on a WSW facing cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Ruined, building of stone construction, possibly an animal shelter of relatively recent date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA054-007

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Photo credits
  • John Lucas, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, archaeology.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Kiran Madhusudhanan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • ParaDara, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.atlasobscura.com
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