What is recorded here
Situated on a fairly level landscape. A subrectangular enclosure (dims c. 70m NW-SE; c. 50m NE-SW) is indicated on 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, but not described. It is not recorded by Ussher (1622) but Dopping's Visitation Book (1682-5) refers to a chapel at Durhamstown, then reduced to the foundations (Ellison…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME024-012
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.airbnb.com.au
- JP, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dunderry GAA Club (individual photographer not stated), www.dunderrygaa.com
- Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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