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On level ground in rocky landscape with partial views of the sea from WSW to N and with steep ledges overlooking the site from NNW to SE. Within a field system (CL004-027001-). Indicated and named ‘Cahernagrian’ on the 1915 OS 6-inch map. Listed by Westropp (1900, 427) as a fort in Ballynahown. Described by Westropp…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL004-058
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- Andy Waddington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- P.hammer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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