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Overlooking Dirk Bay to E. Subcircular raised platform (E-W 53m; N-S 59.6m), almost flat topped (ext. H 2.35m); delimited by road to E. Hut site (9.50m N-S; 5.30m E-W) in interior. Hachured enclosure on OS 6-inch map (1842). Westropp (1914-16, 106) notes that 'The original fort of Dunowen is supposed to be a larger earthwork of the low mote type near the village'. Tradition of Man-made underground passage in site (CO144-042002-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO144-042001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.the42.ie
  • Komoot contributor (photographer not named on source page), Komoot
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