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Doonbristy

Promontory fort, coastal

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Map note: Doonbristy is recorded around Knockaun, County Mayo, Ireland as a promontory fort. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA007-001001

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Photo credits
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
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