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Druids Altar in Cloonmacduff

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In the centre of a cashel (SL020-218002-). A large block of stone named 'Druid's Altar' on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. According to Wood-Martin (1887-8, 262-3), it is known locally as 'Patrick's altar' and described as an 'almost quadrangular limestone block, 5 feet 8 inches [1.72m] by 5 feet 4 inches [1.62m] and 2 feet 4 inches [0.7m] in thickness'. The ground surrounding the cashel was known as 'Patrick's pasture' (O'Rorke 1878, 93-4) and St Patrick's well (SL020-217----) is c. 160m to SSW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL020-218003

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Zxcode / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maelor at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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